The Breakfast Club - IDKMYDE: Mjr Charity Adams

Episode Date: February 26, 2025

Today’s episode of IDKMYDE humorously highlights the incredible story of Major Charity Adams and the Six Triple Eight, an all-Black, all-female battalion in World War II, who overcame racism, sexism, and impossible odds to clear a 17-million-piece mail backlog in record time—showing the power of resilience, efficiency, and Black excellence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What it do little mamas and Gentiles alike. It is the devil worshiper himself, Langston Kerman. And son of the Lord, David Borden. And we're here to tell you that we have our boy Lamorne Morris on the podcast this week from the new girl bar go Saturday night and the mess around podcast. You're going to want to hear it. We are the number one podcast for all things black conspiracy theories and more. You will not want to miss out on hilarious moments like these.

I'm the same guy who believes in lizard people. So I don't really. Oh, wow. We should have started with that. I look at all this like this. I go, and these. When people say the world is flat, I go, I'm not going to knock you for it. I don't know.

Hey, believe what you want to believe, man. You know what I'm saying? There's people out there that believe Michael Jordan's better than LeBron James. People are crazy. Oh, wow. Okay. You want to believe man, you know what I'm saying? There's people out there that believe Michael Jordan's better than LeBron James. People are crazy. Oh wow. Okay. Catch Lamour Morris on My Mama Told Me with Langston Kerman and David Borey on the iHeart

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It actually rotated around our house, looking as if it was peering in each window of our home. I'm Gabe Liners from Imagine, iHeart Podcasts and Liners Entertainment. Listen to Obscura, Invasion of the Drones, wherever you get your favorite podcasts. On today's episode of I Didn't Know, maybe you didn't either? I got a question. Do you ever feel overwhelmed at work? Like your email inbox got 500 unread messages and you just want somebody to stop the earth so you can get off? Well let me tell you about major charity atoms and the 6888.

These women looked at a pile of 17 million pieces of mail and said, Light work. But but but before we get into that, let's talk about Major Charity Adams. Born in 1918 in Cottrell, North Carolina. That's right, she's a Carolinian. And she was raised in Columbia, South Carolina. Her dad was a minister, her mom was a teacher, and together they basically raised a human LinkedIn profile. I mean, she was valedictorian, math degree from Wilberforce University, teaching career,

and then because clearly she didn't have enough on her plate, she joined the women's army auxiliary corps during World War II. And then she just casually became the first black woman commissioned as an officer. Now fast forward to 1944. The army gives her a mission. Lead the 6888, the only all-black, all-female battalion deployed overseas. Their job? Sort 17 million pieces of backlogged mail for soldiers stationed all across Europe. Now, these women were dealing with warehouses full of letters stacked Florida-ceiling. I'm talking about rotten packages, a smell you could probably never forget.

Probably smell worse than circus dirt. And did I mention racism and sexism? Cause of course it was the 1940s. They weren't just fighting the mail. They were fighting people who didn't think they deserved to be there in the first place. But Charity Adams wasn't having it. She was like, look, we're going to sort this mail and we're going to do it better than anyone expects. They set up three shifts working around the clock sorting 65,000 pieces of

mail a day. Meanwhile, I'm over here struggling to archive a thousand posts on my Instagram. And here's the kicker. they were given 6 months to sort through 17 million pieces of mail. They did it in 3. 3 months. They basically invented efficiency. Their motto was no mail, low morale. Cause they knew the stakes. These letters were more than just paper, they were lifelines.

Soldiers got letters from their moms, girlfriends, maybe a side chick or two, hell I ain't judging, weren't stressful. But in all seriousness, what they did was absolutely incredible. And here's why it matters today. Major Adams and the 6888 proved that black women could take on impossible tasks and knock them out the park, even when the world doubted them. That story is about resilience, excellence, and not letting anybody tell you what you're capable of. So the next time you're drowning in emails or a coworker sends you one of those per my last email, passive aggressive messages, just channel your inner 6888.

Think hell, if they could sort 17 million letters, I can damn sure handle Karen from accounting. And as a matter of fact, Tyler Perry did a movie about the 6888. They could sort 17 million letters. I can damn sure handle Karen from Accountant. And as a matter of fact, Tyler Perry did a movie about the 6888. Kerry Washington was the lead. You can find it on Netflix. Shouts to the 6888, a group that I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either.

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Weekly starting in March I didn't know maybe you didn't either make sure you follow in the show on the I heart app so that you can hear more Okay, bye What it do little mamas and Gentiles alike it is the devil worshiper himself Langston Kerman and son of the Lord David board And we're here to tell you that we have our boy Lamorne Morris on the podcast this week from the new girl Fargo Saturday night in the mess around podcast. You're going to want to hear it. We are the number one podcast for all things black conspiracy theories and more.

You will not want to miss out on hilarious moments like these. I'm the same guy who believes in lizard people. So I don't really care. Oh, wow. We should have started with that. I look at all this like this. I go, and these? When people say the world is flat, I go, I'm not going to knock you for it.

I don't know. Hey, believe what you want to believe, man. You know what I'm saying? There's people out there that believe Michael Jordan's better than LeBron James. People are crazy. Oh, wow. Okay. Catch Lamar Morris on My Mama Told Me with Langston Kerman and David Borey on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, it's Amartines. The news can feel like a lot on any given day, but you can't just ignore las noticias when important world changing events are happening. That is where the Up First podcast comes in. Every single morning in under 15 minutes, we take the news and boil it down to three essential stories

so you can keep up without feeling stressed out. Listen Up First from NPR on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey y'all, I'm Maria Fernanda Diaz. When You're Invisible is my love letter to the working class people and immigrants who shaped me. Season 2 shares stories about community and being underestimated. All the greatest changes have happened when a couple of people said,

this sucks, let's do something about it. We get paid to serve you, but we're made out of the same things. It's rare to have black male teachers. Sometimes I am the testament. Listen to When You're Invisible on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What would you do if mysterious drones appeared over your hometown? I started asking questions. What do you remember happening

on that night of December 16th? It actually rotated around our house, looking as if it was peering in each window of our home. I'm Gabe Lenners from Imagine, iHeart Podcasts and Lenners Entertainment. Listen to Obscurum, Invasion of the Drones, wherever you get your favorite podcasts.