Hi jeffman22
This issue (or one similar) was previously reported. Could you please answer the questions in this related thread.
https://forums.whonix.org/t/whonix-starts-first-but-after-first-screen-blackscreen/6755/2
Edit by Patrick:
See Kicksecure ™ in VirtualBox - Troubleshooting - Kicksecure ™ does not Start?