Press

April 5, 2027: Truth To Power Talk Dr. Maat

April 6, 2026:  Bev Johnson Show, 1070 WDIA, Memhis: National Black Women’s Labor Day

March 2, 2026: A Moment with Erik Fleming Podcast: Warriors & Thinkers

January 2026: Remembering Them:  Remembering Rosie the Riveter, Steve Adubato & Jacqui Tricarico,YouTube 

April 4, 2025: Atlanta’s APEX Museum to screen World War II documentary, highlighting, Black women pioneers on the Homefront, WABE, NPR interview, Lisa Ryam & Kendall Murry

February 28, 2025, Critically Acclaimed Documentary Highlights Rosie The Riveters And The Black Women Who Helped Win World War II, CBS News, Raymond Strickland 

September 3, 2023: Maryland honors Baltimore native who worked assembly lines during World War II WMAR 2 News, Baltimore.

September 2, 2023: Meet Baltimore’s own ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ 99-year-old Susan Taylor King, The Baltimore Banner by Lillian Reed

July 13, 2023: “99 Candles for a Gracious Lady”, Debra Wynn,

June 21, 2023: “This WWII Battle Wasn’t Against Nazis. It Was Between Black and White GIs in England” NPR Interview by Lauren Frayer and Fatima Al-Kassab.

June 17, 2023: WURD-AM, Philadelphia. Bryant Greene, Interview

April 23, 2023: MENSA – Theodore Talk

February 9, 2023: “The Black ‘Rosie the Riveters’: The women of color who broke barriers during WWII” FOX9, KMSP/TV, Minneapolis, MN.

November 26, 2022: WURD-AM, Philadelphia. Bryant Greene, Interview

November 10, 2022: “The Bev Johnson Show” WDIA-AM 1070, Memphis, TN:

November 10, 2022: “Honoring the Black Rosies” Action News 5, Memphis, TN

April 25, 2022: African American Museum of Philadelphia (AAMP)

April 5, 2022: South Philly “Rosie the Riveter” Turns 100South Philly Review, Mark Zammaro

March 4, 2022: “Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II,” On The Record, NPR

February 22, 2022: Save the People: “Continue the Fight,” Podcast, DeRay McKesson

February 14, 2022: Black History Month Celebration with “Rosie” Mrs. Susan King, U.S. Dept. of Labor – Women’s Bureau

January 21, 2022: “Strong Inspiration” Podcast, Anthony Brogdon

December 31, 2021: Film honors African American women who were ‘Rosie the Riveters’ during World War IIThe Washington Post, Dana Hedgpeth

December 21, 2021: Invisible Warriors: Honoring African American Women in World War II, WTOP News

September 8, 2021: Documentary by West Philadelphia filmmaker honors Black Rosie the Riveters, ABC Philly

September 8, 2021: Ruth Wilson, one of 600,000 African American ‘Rosies,’ reflects on her WWII job at the Navy Yard,The Philadelphia Inquirer

September 8, 2021: Ruth Wilson, one of 600,000 African American ‘Rosies,’ reflects on WWII job at the Navy YardStars and Stripes

September 8, 2021: Ruth Wilson Honored At Navy Yard, CBS Philly

March 29, 2021: “In Focus,” Jennifer Lewis-Hall, WPHL-17, Philadelphia. Interview.

March 23, 2021: “Morning News” WPHL-17, Philadelphia. Interview.

March 21, 2021: Kingdom of the Netherlands: National “Rosie the Riveter Day,” MLK Jr. Library Washington D.C

March 21, 2021: Global Black Caucus, Discussion: African American “Rosie the Riveters”

March 2021: Pennsylvania Magazine. Rosie the Riveter: Pennsylvania’s ties to the women workers who made history on the WWII home front, by Kellie B. Gormly

February 19, 2021: Podcast hosted by Karen Abdul Malik: Sponsored by: New Jersey Council for the Humanities, New Jersey Council on the Arts, Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholder, Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholder.

November, 10, 2020: History.com “Black Rosies: The Forgotten African American Heroines of the WWII Homefront” by Aaron Randle

November 7, 2020: Veterans Community of Central Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. (Minute: 34:29 – 58:49)

September 15, 2020: KYW Radio 1060, “Bill that would give highest US civilian honor to ‘Rosie the Riveters’ achieves major milestone,” Cherri Gregg, Interview

September 2, 2020: Federal News Network. 75th Anniversary end of WW2, WTOP Washington D.C., Tom

March 5, 2020: “Morning News” WPHL-17, Philadelphia: Jennifer Lewis Hall, interview.

February 28, 2020: “Philly Rising: A filmmaker’s mission to get 600,000 black ‘Rosies’ recognized” KYW-Radio, Antoinette Lee

February 20, 2020: “You Oughta Know,” WHYY TV, Andrea Gibbs, Interview (Minute: 7:06 – 11:08)

February 19, 2020: Black History Month – Hidden Figures: “Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II. KTLA Channel 5 – Los Angeles.

December 3, 2019: “World War II Rosies,” By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq., Seattle Medium

February 10, 2019: CBS Philly: New documentary on African American Rosie the Riveters Premiers in Philadelphia.

January 21 2019: KYW Radio, “Flashpoint” interview with Cherri Gregg discussing African American “Rosie the Riveters.”

January 2018: Thera Martin: INVISIBLE WARRIORS

January 16, 2018: LaSalle TV

January 16, 2018: Events here, across nation celebrate MLK

March 10, 2016: KYW-TV Ruth Wilson

March 3, 2016: ‘Invisible Warriors’ Documentary Pays Tribute To WWII Women Civilian Workers

July 31, 2015: Black Rosies Opened the Doors for Others, Philadelphia Tribune

December 31, 2012: “Former Camden Mayor is Featured in WWII Documentary” WJTV

Contact Gregory S. Cooke for information about Invisible Warriors or the Basil & Becky Educational Foundation.