{"id":12495,"date":"2026-01-27T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/the-black-excellence-showcase-drag-brunch\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:31:11","slug":"the-black-excellence-showcase-drag-brunch","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/the-black-excellence-showcase-drag-brunch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Excellence Showcase Drag Brunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1158650426\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-344 \" id=\"em-event-1158650426\" data-view-id=\"1158650426\">\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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