"𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗫 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧" 𝗔𝗡𝗗 "𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗭 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗡," 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗪𝗜𝗜

From the editor:  In the article below, Rene Torres refers to a 2024 movie by Tyler Perry, "The Six Triple Eight," starring Kerry Washington, pointing out the role of Black women in World War II. 

Benito Juarez Hall, Brownsville, TX

Mr. Torres also refers to the recruitment of Latin women from the RGV in 1945 to form the "Benito Juarez Air WAC Squadron," a recruitment effort that included a Brownsville parade that ran from Fort Brown on Elizabeth Street to the "Benito Juarez Hall" on Jefferson.
 

by Rene Torres

A movie with a message of patriotism…

"The Six Triple Eight," is based on the true story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory All Black Battalion. Formed by the U.S. Army in late 1944, the unit consisted of 850 Black women across five companies.

But did you know that Brownsville and regional Latinas were recruited by Uncle Sam in 1945. The following is their story as published in the “Yank,” the army’s weekly magazine?