{"id":11687,"date":"2025-11-02T16:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T16:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-diamond-media-business-gala-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T16:46:56","slug":"black-diamond-media-business-gala-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-diamond-media-business-gala-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Diamond Media Business Gala 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1986141155\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-35 \" id=\"em-event-1986141155\" data-view-id=\"1986141155\">\r\n\t\t\n<section class=\"em-item-header\"  style=\"--default-border:#a8d144;\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"em-item-image \">\n\t\t<img src='https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Diamond-Media-Business-Gala-2025.jpeg' alt='Black Diamond 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