{"id":12468,"date":"2026-01-21T17:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/2026-charleston-black-expo\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:01:25","slug":"2026-charleston-black-expo","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/2026-charleston-black-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Charleston Black Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1839766271\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-335 \" id=\"em-event-1839766271\" data-view-id=\"1839766271\">\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\/2026\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1172714496_11092692081_1_original.jpg' alt='2026 Charleston Black 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