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Colonel Edna Cummings & Miluana Jackson — Advocating for “The Six Triple Eight”

The Strategerist Podcast

Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Devon Yarbrough, Communications Manager at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, sat down with Milauna Jackson who portrays Captain Abby Campbell in the 2024 Netflix film, “The Six Triple Eight” and Retired Army Col. Edna Cummings, a passionate advocate whose work led to two crucial recognitions for the 6888. Milauna discusses what it was like working on the Netflix film while Col. Cummings shares the behind-the-scenes bipartisan advocacy for the battalion who played a critical role in World War II.

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Andrew Kaufmann
Director, Communications and Marketing
George W. Bush Presidential Center
Learn more about Devon Yarbrough.
Devon Yarbrough
Manager, Digital Communications
George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Olivia Hernandez
Associate, Editorial and Communications
George W. Bush Institute