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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

North Carolina State

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Raleigh, NC

Town Talks

A staple restaurant on Glenwood South, Plates Kitchen, is closing its doors after more than a decade in business. The restaurant plans to have its final day of operation on July 28.

Restaurant in North Carolina Now Makes An Unexpected Closure after a decade

The Shy Green

Salt Life Beer, a beloved brand synonymous with ocean enthusiasts and craft beer lovers, is facing turbulent times as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Known for its crisp and refreshing lager inspired by the sea, Salt Life Beer has become a staple for those who cherish the ocean's allure.

Another famous beer brand is going bankrupt and will file for Chapter 11

This week in Good Black News, R&B singer Jacquees proposed to his girlfriend, Deiondra Sanders, while Sexyy Red announced a new project with Chief Keef. City Girls co-founder JT is forging her own path with a solo project and an exclusive documentary. Plus, the Emmys released their nominees for the 76th annual event, featuring many of Black Hollywood’s biggest names.

This Week in Good Black News: JT Debuts 'City Cinderella' Doc, Sexyy Red Teases Collab Album with Chief Keef, and Jacquees Proposes to Deiondra Sanders Ahead of Their Baby's Arrival

North Carolina’s beloved Biscuitville has once again been recognized as one of the best regional fast food chains in the United States. In USA Today's annual 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, Biscuitville ranked second overall and was also named the No. 1 best fast food breakfast spot in the country.

North Carolina is home to one of the best regional fast food chains in America

Whoopi Goldberg recently shared how she paid tribute to her mother at the happiest place on earth. During a July 10 appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the Academy Award winner revealed that after her mother, Emma Harris, passed away in August 2010, she spread her ashes on her mom’s favorite Disneyland ride, It's a Small World.

Whoopi Goldberg Shares How She Pulled Off the Ultimate Tribute to Late Mother at Disneyland

Virginia State

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Louisiana State

For their final midterm task, the latest Celebrity College Hill crew presented their homeless bill, dubbed the BBL Bill (Build Better Lives), to Congressman Troy Carter, who attended virtually. Despite Tamar's absence due to a prior engagement, the rest of the group impressed Carter and their professor with their strategic plan to tax boat owners and billionaires to raise $500 million for homeless services in Louisiana.

'College Hill: Celebrity Edition' Midterm Milestone: The BBL Bill and Academic Challenges

This may sound odd, but Blxst doesn’t consider himself a singer. He considers himself a rapper. “I’m a rap fan at the end of the day,” he says. “That’s how I got into music. My cadence is rapping, but I'm still doing melodies and things like that. I just seen somebody comment on my post today. They asked, ‘Is Blxst an R&B singer or is he a rapper? Somebody answered with, ‘He's an R&B rapper.’” If you listen to the South Central Los Angeles native’s music, you’d understand exactly what that person meant by that comment.

Blxst Proves He Developed a New Sound for LA

Karen’s trajectory on “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” has been anything but smooth. She started as a single, sexy, and free entrepreneur who dabbled in lots of men, including her ex, Zac, and made moves to better herself as a businesswoman. That wasn’t without drama, especially when she began going back and forth between Zac and Aaron. That ended in disaster because she ran both men away, but then she found out she was pregnant, and everything changed. She had a hard time processing being alone and pregnant and the fact that she initially wasn’t sure who the father was. Then, the man she wanted to be the father, Zac, had moved on to another woman. It’s a lot, and it caused Karen to lose some grip on reality. She developed an attitude problem and started to rage at everyone, including her girls, and especially Fatima and Zac. Let’s also not forget that her shop burned down, so getting her business back up and running was another layer to her dramatic saga.

A ‘Sistas’ Weekend Playlist Inspired by Karen

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The Lantern

Lupita Nyong’o stars in “A Quiet Place: Day One.” Credit: Gareth Gatrell/Paramount Pictures via TNS. The 2024 summer movie scene has kept a steadily slow pace, with almost every film this season being mediocre aside from the occasional gem.

Movie review: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ struggles to bring novelty to a franchise once renowned for its ingenuity

Bernice Johnson Reagon, civil rights activist, singer, composer, and scholar, died on Tuesday (July 16) at the age of 81. Bernice served as a founding member of The Freedom Singers established by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee in the early 1960s. The organization’s Legacy Project chairman Courtland Cox confirmed the news of her passing Wednesday (July 17) night.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, Civil Rights Activist and Sweet Honey in the Rock Founder, Dies at 81

The trailer for season three of “Bel Air” is here, featuring a familiar face. As the description reads, the third installment of Peacock's hit drama series, the “summer season of Bel-Air!” That means, “No school. No uniforms. Just summer sizzle. Pools, beach parties, bonfires, fireworks, Juneteenth celebrations and lots of summer lovin’.”

Trailer for ‘Bel Air’ Season 3 Brings The Drama

Kansas City, MO

Cats of Kansas City

No matter where you live, there are plenty of cats looking for a place to call home, but these cats here, these are Kansas City cats. Everybody knows that Kansas City cats are the best cats in the world. Right? Regardless, all are available to adopt from area shelters--go and get them while you can.

A cat named Fluff and five other divine felines available to adopt

The scenes between General Hospital cast members Eden McCoy (Joss Jacks) and Evan Hofer ( Dex Heller) are filled with so much chemistry that some fans believed the couple was dating offscreen.

General Hospital's Eden McCoy is dating actor Jonathan Heit and not her onscreen love Evan Hofer

Bucks County Beacon

Anne Kim is a writer, lawyer, and public policy expert with a long career in Washington, DC–based think tanks working in and around Capitol Hill. She is a contributing editor at Washington Monthly, where she was a senior writer. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Governing, TheAtlantic.com, the Wall Street Journal, Democracy, and numerous other publications. Anne joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on the Bucks County Beacon’s podcast The Signal to talk about her new book Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich off America’s Poor .

Interview: Anne Kim on How the Corporate Poverty Complex Profiteers Off of Poor Americans

Florida State

Dr. Larry Robinson’s tenure as President of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is ending. Dr. Robinson, who has led Florida’s only public, historically Black institution since 2017, submitted his resignation letter earlier this month following the school’s controversial multi-million dollar donation scandal last May. In a letter...

FAMU President Steps Down Amid Donation Scandal at Florida's Sole Public HBCU

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

An anonymous L.A. influencer is turning everyone's lightly-awkward exchange—when a food service worker flips over their iPad so you can fill in the tip percentage— into some of the most controversial content on social media right now. And today, we talked to them about it.

Meet the L.A. Influencer Who Is Trying to Get Famous By Never Tipping at Restaurants and Bars

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Our area might be the best place in the country to retreat to an island, judging from a survey released this week. Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine rated the Golden Isles in Georgia — consisting of Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, Sea Island and St. Simons Island — as the best island in the continental U.S.

Two local islands rated the best in continental US

On Friday (July 19), the Wu-Tang Clan rapper announced the release of A Ballet Through Mud, a classical music album. The project, composed and scored by RZA, originally debuted as a ballet performed by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in Denver, Colorado, in 2023. According to a press release, the 11-track...

RZA Announces Classical Album ‘A Ballet Through Mud’

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BET Awards 2024: ICYMI: Usher's Lifetime Achievement Award Speech

Last night, during the BET Awards 2024, Usher was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award came on the heels of an epic year, during...

BET Awards 2024: ICYMI: Usher's Lifetime Achievement Award Speech

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