CAPFILM: Free Black History Month Series – THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT
CAPFILM: Free Black History Month Series – THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT
CAPFILM: Free Black History Month Series – THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT
To commemorate Black History Month 2026, the Appell Center has collaborated with three prominent York County community members to curate an exclusive film series. Each feature portrays the struggles, triumphs and challenges faced by these historical individuals and in significant periods of time. They are stories that simply must be told and retold… stories that continue to influence those that experience them.
Admission to all three movies in the series is free for the community.
- The Six Triple Eight (Sun, 2/1) – curated and presented by Samantha L. Dorm, local historian
- Remember the Titans (Sun, 2/15) – curated and presented by Tavon Parker, The Advantage Program
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Thu, 2/19) – curated and presented by TaTyana Abreu, United Way of York County
Each film screening will open with remarks by its curator, detailing why they think the movie should be shared with the York community, and how it has significantly impacted their lives.
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT
During WWII, the only US Women’s Army Corps unit of color stationed overseas takes on an impossible mission in Tyler Perry’s drama based on a true story of true courage and determination.
An army captain (Kerry Washington) leads her historic battalion as they face a mission unlike any other: to restore hope to the frontlines by delivering over 17 million backlogged letters.
MEET THE CURATOR
Samantha L. Dorm is a York native and local historian. She is an active member and participant in the Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds Network, the Black Cemetery Network, consults with the National Cemetery Administration to promote the care of African American Veterans in private cemeteries. Dorm is an active contributor to the Veterans Legacy Program, highlighting the untold accomplishments of veterans, and a member of the Board of the York County History Center.
Over the last year, Dorm has been instrumental in an effort with the NAACP and Department of Veterans Affairs to locate unmarked graves of members of the 6888 and securing military headstones to honor their sacrifices.  Her work has been featured on WITF and CBS Sunday Morning with Martha Teichner, and in USA Today and several other written works.
