{"id":11852,"date":"2025-11-16T16:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/michigan-black-summit-gala-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:15:23","slug":"michigan-black-summit-gala-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/michigan-black-summit-gala-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Black Summit Gala 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-346210501\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-118 \" id=\"em-event-346210501\" data-view-id=\"346210501\">\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\/Michigan-Black-Summit-Gala-2026.png' alt='Michigan Black Summit Gala 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