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The 4th of July holiday weekend is upon us, and we’re certain cookouts and indoor hangs are happening all across the nation. As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we’ve got a handy cocktail guide for your 4th of July celebrations. I currently reside in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and I can assure you, I will not be going outside until the sun goes down. With temps over 100 degrees across the region, it’s impossible to find relief.

Mondawmin Mall's history mirrors the story of urban development and change in the United States. The mall has adapted to serve the community's needs, from shopping to transit and public services. Mondawmin has weathered challenges, including the 2015 Baltimore unrest, and continues to reinvent itself.

Source: Parkwood Entertainment / Parkwood Entertainment Beyoncé just blessed the BeyHive with a B’Day surprise! On Saturday, Beyoncé released “Morning Dew (Donk),” her first new solo song in two years, launching a 60-day countdown to the 20th anniversary reissue of B’Day, the chart-topping sophomore album she famously released on her 25th birthday on Sept. 4, 2006.

Source: kali9 / Getty Every July 4th, my social media feed fills up with a predictable wash of red, white, and blue. Last year, one image had me pause a little longer than all of the others. It was a photograph of a white friend’s daughter, smiling brightly and proudly gripping a small American flag. She looked innocent, joyful, and completely at home. That image made me revisit one of my favorite photographs, which I purchased at a photo auction years ago.

Source: Gemth / Getty As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, we have to ask a more honest question: What, exactly, are we celebrating? In online conversations about this anniversary, you can clearly see the divide. Some people approach July 4th with deep patriotism, seeing it as a symbol of national pride and possibility.

Source: ABC News / Screenshot A Black woman in Broward County, Florida, stood her ground in the parking lot of a Walmart shopping center on Tuesday. She was involved in a verbal dispute with a white man over the parking space she had just pulled into. As the woman, who has not been identified by authorities, backs away from who authorities identify as 62-year-old Bart Diguglielmo, the video shows he continues to move toward her, even as she points a gun at him as she backs away.

Source: IYO Visuals / iYO Visuals The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary on Saturday (July 4), and for Black people, it’s a time wrought with mixed emotions regarding race and their connectivity to a nation they’ve helped build with blood, sweat, and tears. Which makes it all the more fitting that a film depicting those complexities set in a not-too-distant future, Sincerely Brad, will premiere on the Roku Channel on the nation’s birthday.

The Chi explores shifting alliances, dangerous relationships, and the legacy of the long-running Black drama. Nuck's complicated history and questionable actions may finally catch up to him before the series ends. The panel praises the show's nuanced storytelling on masculinity, queerness, community, and chosen family. The Chi has officially returned for its eighth and final season, and Lena Waithe’s deliciously diabolical southside series isn’t holding back.

OWN is announcing two new creator-led series for ladies looking for a glow-up and the singles still searching for “the one.” BOSSIP can exclusively confirm that the network is premiering Glow Up in 5, hosted by Zoe Spencer, premiering July 21 across the network’s digital platforms, followed by Dating Download, hosted by Kendra G, on July 29.

Source: Maddie Meyer / Getty The Boston Celtics finally made the move everyone had been waiting for—but it wasn’t the one anyone expected. After weeks of trade speculation that ranged from Giannis Antetokounmpo to a long list of rumored suitors, Boston ultimately sent Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George. Instead of celebrating the blockbuster, fans and analysts were left asking the same question: Why?