Denise Koch

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Denise Koch

Leonora "Peachy" Dixon, an authentic Baltimore jewel, is hanging up her uniform after serving customers at Little Italy's Sabatino's for nearly 50 years. The longtime waitress will work her final shift on Saturday before retiring and moving to Havre De Grace to be with her grandchildren. Peachy has greeted hungry patrons for about 70% of the 70 years the restaurant has been open.  "I'm gonna cry because this is my life here, you know," Peachy said.

Feb 22, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Denise Koch

Share 'The 6 Triple Eight', an American war drama, has become Tyler Perry's most-watched Netflix film. Viewed close to 75 million times, it tells the largely unknown story of the all-black, all-woman 6888 postal battalion, the only such battalion to ever serve overseas during World War II. The movie was inspired by an article written by a military historian who interviewed the few surviving members of the battalion.

Feb 21, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Denise Koch |Andrew Adeolu

'The 6 Triple Eight', an American war drama, has become Tyler Perry's most-watched Netflix film. Viewed close to 75 million times, it tells the largely unknown story of the all-black, all-woman 6888 postal battalion, the only such battalion to ever serve overseas during World War II. The movie was inspired by an article written by a military historian who interviewed the few surviving members of the battalion.

Feb 21, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Denise Koch

Share The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland. First Lieutenant Vivian Elzie Taylor and her sister Marian Elzie Wilson were among the Black Maryland women who enlisted and were sent first to England to solve what looked like an unsolvable problem. In just 90 days, the women of the Six Triple Eight successfully delivered 17 million pieces of mail to boost the morale to the millions of soldiers.

Feb 20, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Denise Koch

Maryland native shares story of mother's role in Six Triple Eight battalion The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland. First Lieutenant Vivian Elzie Taylor and her sister Marian Elzie Wilson were among the Black Maryland women who enlisted and were sent first to England to solve what looked like an unsolvable problem.