{"id":12055,"date":"2025-11-20T07:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-grief-community-and-connection-during-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:35:14","slug":"black-grief-community-and-connection-during-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-grief-community-and-connection-during-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Grief, Community, and Connection During the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1299656424\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-220 \" id=\"em-event-1299656424\" data-view-id=\"1299656424\">\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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