{"id":11911,"date":"2025-11-17T15:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-bride-awards-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:21:40","slug":"black-bride-awards-gala","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-bride-awards-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bride Awards GALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1712059006\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-148 \" id=\"em-event-1712059006\" data-view-id=\"1712059006\">\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-Bride-Awards-GALA.png' alt='Black Bride Awards GALA'\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"em-item-meta\">\n\t\t<section 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