{"id":11796,"date":"2025-11-15T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T11:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-history-film-festival-washington-dc\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T11:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T11:34:13","slug":"black-history-film-festival-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-history-film-festival-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Film Festival &#8211; Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1397077511\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-90 \" id=\"em-event-1397077511\" data-view-id=\"1397077511\">\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-History-Film-Festival-Washington-DC.png' 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