{"id":11727,"date":"2025-11-08T18:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/5th-annual-black-excellence-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T18:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:43:07","slug":"5th-annual-black-excellence-gala","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/5th-annual-black-excellence-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Annual Black Excellence Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1826523411\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-55 \" id=\"em-event-1826523411\" data-view-id=\"1826523411\">\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\/5th-Annual-Black-Excellence-Gala.jpeg' alt='5th Annual Black Excellence 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