{"id":12033,"date":"2025-11-19T08:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/archival-imaginaries-of-black-life\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T08:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:15:16","slug":"archival-imaginaries-of-black-life","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/archival-imaginaries-of-black-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Archival Imaginaries of Black Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-258866876\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-209 \" id=\"em-event-258866876\" data-view-id=\"258866876\">\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\/Archival-Imaginaries-of-Black-Life.png' alt='Archival Imaginaries of Black 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