{"id":12017,"date":"2025-11-18T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/the-2026-virginia-black-history-month-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:44:55","slug":"the-2026-virginia-black-history-month-gala","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/the-2026-virginia-black-history-month-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Virginia Black History Month Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-784194804\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-201 \" id=\"em-event-784194804\" data-view-id=\"784194804\">\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\/The-2026-Virginia-Black-History-Month-Gala.png' 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