*Subscribers of Netflix in the United States will soon see higher monthly costs, as the company rolls out another round of price increases across all of its plans, Variety reports. The updated pricing affects every tier. The ad-supported option now costs $8.99 per month, rising by $1. Meanwhile, the Standard plan without ads increases by $2 to $19.99 per month, and the Premium tier, which includes Ultra HD streaming, climbs to $26.99 per month. 00:18 In explaining the change

Last week, Millennium Capital and Recovery Corporation, a TRAKAmerica company, announced the expansion of its operations into additional office space at the iconic AES building in downtown Akron. This makes the third company to announce a move or expansion in the downtown footprint in the last 4 months alone. “This expansion is another strong signal that companies see real value in investing in downtown Akron,” said Akron Mayor Shammas Malik.  “Millennium Capital and Recovery

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced that in partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, the City of Akron has been able to erase medical debt for nearly 17,000 Akron residents, totaling just under $20 million in debt relief. Letters from Undue Medical Debt will be mailed to those residents receiving debt relief in the next week to two weeks. View an example letter  here .     “Medical debt can weigh heavily on families, affecting their health, their finances, and

Akron, Ohio, March 16, 2026  — The City of Akron’s Lock 3 in partnership with the Akron Civic Theatre is sharing the first wave of summer programming with national touring artists! Tickets for these acts go on sale this week at the dates and times listed below. Tickets will be available at LiveAkron.com , AkronCivic.com or any LiveAkron venue box office including the Akron Civic Theatre, Goodyear Theatre, and EJ Thomas Hall. June 26 – The Gin Blossoms – Tickets go on sale

*The stars of the Fanatics Flag Football Classic took over Los Angeles Thursday night, stepping out at Alba in West Hollywood for a scene that blurred the lines between sports, entertainment, and culture. JAY-Z, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Mick Jagger, Travis Scott, Barry Keoghan, and Kevin Hart joined football royalty Tom Brady, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, Saquon Barkley, Jayden Daniels, Rob Gronkowski, and Robert Kraft for a pre-game celebration that highlighted the expan

*The United States is facing a growing shortage of rare earth minerals essential to its military operations, and Africa may offer a potential solution. Sources cited by the South China Morning Post suggest that American defense reserves of these materials could be critically low, with only about two months of supply remaining. This has raised concerns about the country’s ability to sustain military readiness, according to Business Insider Africa . The situation is being worse

What Is the Continental Internet Exchange? *The buzz about “ Africa creating its own internet ” refers to the launch of the Continental Internet Exchange (CIX) , a landmark African Union project activated in early September 2025. The CIX is not a separate internet protocol, but rather a continent-spanning digital highway that connects African countries directly to one another. It includes fiber backbones, data centers, and exchange points (IXPs), designed to keep traffic loca

*Last month, in February, we celebrated Black History Month, and to honor the occasion, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to better understand the positive impact of Black entrepreneurs. Despite gains in recent years, Black entrepreneurs are still underrepresented Although Black and African Americans represent 13.7% of the population, only 3.2% of employer firms (those with at least one employee) are Black-owned. This discrepancy highlight

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