{"id":11756,"date":"2025-11-14T16:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/igla-black-tie-fundraising-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:35:12","slug":"igla-black-tie-fundraising-gala","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/igla-black-tie-fundraising-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"IGLA Black Tie Fundraising Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1157866288\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-70 \" id=\"em-event-1157866288\" data-view-id=\"1157866288\">\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\/IGLA-Black-Tie-Fundraising-Gala.jpg' alt='IGLA Black Tie Fundraising 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