{"id":11828,"date":"2025-11-16T08:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T08:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/the-2026-black-history-month-conference-black-business-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T08:17:18","slug":"the-2026-black-history-month-conference-black-business-gala","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/the-2026-black-history-month-conference-black-business-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Black History Month Conference &amp; Black Business Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1000319035\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-106 \" id=\"em-event-1000319035\" data-view-id=\"1000319035\">\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 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