Black History Month is an annual celebration to recognize the achievements of African Americans.
Since 1976, The United States has recognized the month as a time to reflect on America’s history, and support African Americans in their achievements and struggles since the time of slavery.
In taking a look at the potential entertainment for this month, here are some amazing films that highlight the African American community. Whether it be through documentary, true stories or fiction, these films bring strength, resilience and cultural pride to the screen.
The first film that probably comes to mind when people think of iconic Black stories is “Selma” (2014).
Rukmini Callimachi, terrorism reporter for the New York Times The
New York Times on Friday retracted key parts of its 2018 award-winning podcast
Caliphate and reassigned the paper s terrorism reporter after an internal review found that the paper failed to corroborate claims presented in the podcast.
The paper instituted a more than two-month review of the 12-part audio documentary hosted by terrorism reporter Rukmini Callimachi that sought to give an inside look at the ISIS terrorist group.
The investigation came after Canadian authorities arrested and charged Shehroze Chaudhry, a main subject of the podcast who claimed to have taken part in ISIS executions. Canadian authorities allege that Chaudhry lied about these activities, and currently faces criminal charges in a federal court in Ontario of advancing a terrorism hoax.
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The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.
The newspaper has reassigned its star terrorism reporter, Rukmini Callimachi, who hosted the series.
Caliphate relayed the tale about the radicalization of a young Canadian who went to Syria, joined the Islamic State and became an executioner for the extremist group before escaping its hold.
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Rukmini Callimachi and colleague Andy Mills pose with their Peabody Award for Caliphate at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony in May 2019. The New York Times says it is returning the award. // Getty Images for Peabody, Astrid Stawiarz
Updated at 9:33 p.m. ET
The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series
Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.
The newspaper has reassigned its star terrorism reporter, Rukmini Callimachi, who hosted the series.