A meeting of the California Civic Media Program Advisory Board was briefly disrupted last month when an unknown participant hijacked the Zoom chat and repeatedly posted the racial slur “I HATE N**GERS!” before moderators removed the messages. The incident underscored a troubling reality highlighted in a new statewide report: anti-Black hate remains persistent in California, and Black residents continue to experience the highest rates of hate incidents. Days later, the Califor

Jermaine Jackson is pushing back against criticism from his sister Janet Jackson over the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” telling her bluntly: “You are so jealous—just get on the wave.” According to sources familiar with the family gathering, Jermaine made the remark after Janet reportedly dissected the film with what observers described as “brutal precision” during a discussion in front of roughly 60 Jackson family members last week. The Jackson family gathered q

The media landscape has a new heavyweight. YouTube closed out 2025 having accomplished something no streaming or digital platform had managed before — unseating The Walt Disney Co. as the largest media operation on the planet. According to THR, the numbers tell a clear story. Disney’s media division pulled in $60.9 billion last year, a figure that does not account for its theme park and experiences business. YouTube eclipsed that total, landing at an estimated $62 billion for

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FirstEnergy has made a lot of progress in our area restoring power. There are still approximately 2,627 outages throughout the city. They have all available crews out working to continue restoring power to those without it. You can monitor outages using the outage map here: https://outages-oh.firstenergycorp.com/ City of Akron crews as well as Barberton Tree are taking care of downed trees blocking roadways. We anticipate all roads will be open later this afternoon. Thank you

There is a difference between lying in state and lying in repose. Only the following are allowed to lay in state: Current or former government officials (e.g., Member of Congress, President, Vice President); military leaders; unknown servicemembers from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era. All other eligible honorees would be considered for lying in repose. At press time it appears that Jackson will be doing neither.It had been presumed that Congre