Edna Cummings's guest appearances

Edna Cummings

Women Veteran Social Justice

Heroes Media Group Network

Genealogy Adventures

Rachel Decoste

Jane Elliott

Daniel Horowitz

Yoruba Richen

Shaun Wallace

Tim Wise

Rachel Silverman

Charles Williams

Trina McDonald

Clare Marshall

Andi Cumbo-Floyd

Angela Peacock

Fanny Kemble

Bernice Bennett

Loki Mulholland

OwlTail

Janice Martin

This episode marks the last in our 3-part series about the remarkable women who served in the all-black U.S. Army Battalion the 6888th in Europe during WWII.The women tackled a years-long pile-up of mail and parcels destined for the war front – eliminating a 7+ million backlog of post in 3 months.Col. Edna W. Cummings (retired) joined the show to talk about being instrumental as a driving force behind the formal recognition of the 6888th’s accomplishments and service via the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal. Bill S.633 (H.R. 1012), submitted to the U.S. Senate in Feb 2021 by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and is currently with the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee.Janice Martin (RN, retired), daughter of Indiana Hunt Martin of the 6888th, joined the show to talk about her mother’s service.And, being Women’s History Month, we talked about the forgotten history of black American women’s service in the U.S. military. If you would like your Congressperson to support this bill, and honor the service of the 688th Battalion, you can contact your member of congress and ask them to co-sponsor House Bill H.R. 1012.Organizations can send letters of support to Rep. Chris Goldson (WI): Chris.Goldson@mail.house.gov See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode marks the last in our 3-part series about the remarkable women who served in the all-black U.S. Army Battalion the 6888th in Europe during WWII.The women tackled a years-long pile-up of mail and parcels destined for the war front – eliminating a 7+ million backlog of post in 3 months.Col. Edna W. Cummings (retired) joined the show to talk about being instrumental as a driving force behind the formal recognition of the 6888th’s accomplishments and service via the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal. Bill S.633 (H.R. 1012), submitted to the U.S. Senate in Feb 2021 by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and is currently with the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee.Janice Martin (RN, retired), daughter of Indiana Hunt Martin of the 6888th, joined the show to talk about her mother’s service.And, being Women’s History Month, we talked about the forgotten history of black American women’s service in the U.S. military. If you would like your Congressperson to support this bill, and honor the service of the 688th Battalion, you can contact your member of congress and ask them to co-sponsor House Bill H.R. 1012.Organizations can send letters of support to Rep. Chris Goldson (WI): Chris.Goldson@mail.house.gov See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

S04 E27 6888th Edna Cummings And Janice Martin

Today on WVSJ Network Connects- Our host BriGette McCoy and guest Co Host Connie Baptiste speak with Ret Colonel Edna Cummings who has a long military and Federal government career that includes, Women's Army Corp,  Post 9/11 military and Federal government service. We discuss Edna's military influences, career trajectory and experiences led her to The Rocks- a mentoring organization- which ultimately led to producing a documentary on the 6888th Battalion called Six Triple Eight. WVSJ Network is honored to have the opportunity to screen the documentary at our  “Honor Her” event at both Jimmy Carter Museum and Auburn Avenue Museum on November 30th in Atlanta (See our Facebook Events Page) Thanks to our sponsors and In-Kind Donors   AARP Georgia  Protect Our DefendersJimmy Carter Presidential Museum  SheHeroIC  ParThon Productions  Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast.  WVSJ Network Facebook PageTwitter Page Instagram  Podcast Editing by ParThon  Music By Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Allways On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2. https://warriorsongs.org/music

Today on WVSJ Network Connects- Our host BriGette McCoy and guest Co Host Connie Baptiste speak with Ret Colonel Edna Cummings who has a long military and Federal government career that includes, Women's Army Corp,  Post 9/11 military and Federal government service. We discuss Edna's military influences, career trajectory and experiences led her to The Rocks- a mentoring organization- which ultimately led to producing a documentary on the 6888th Battalion called Six Triple Eight. WVSJ Network is honored to have the opportunity to screen the documentary at our  “Honor Her” event at both Jimmy Carter Museum and Auburn Avenue Museum on November 30th in Atlanta (See our Facebook Events Page) Thanks to our sponsors and In-Kind Donors   <a href="https://states.aarp.org/georgia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AARP Georgia </a> <a href="https://www.protectourdefenders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protect Our Defenders</a><a href="https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/museum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum </a> <a href="http://twitter.com/sheheroic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SheHeroIC </a> ParThon Productions  Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast.  <a href="http://www.facebook.com/4wvsj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WVSJ Network Facebook Page</a><a href="https://twitter.com/wvsjnetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter Page </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Podcast Editing by ParThon  Music By Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Allways On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2. <a href="https://warriorsongs.org/music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warriorsongs.org/music</a>

Ep: 024 – The Rocks, with Edna Cummings, COL (Ret)