{"id":12483,"date":"2026-01-27T07:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-rose\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:48:12","slug":"black-rose","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACK ROSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-400628987\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-340 \" id=\"em-event-400628987\" data-view-id=\"400628987\">\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_1174425296_143823241339_1_original.jpg' alt='BLACK ROSE'\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"em-item-meta\">\n\t\t<section 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