{"id":146369,"date":"2020-08-20T17:11:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T21:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=146369"},"modified":"2020-08-21T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:09:33","slug":"top-artists-in-hollywood-to-appear-at-2020-american-black-film-festival-online-edition-august-21-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/top-artists-in-hollywood-to-appear-at-2020-american-black-film-festival-online-edition-august-21-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Artists in Hollywood to Appear At 2020 American Black Film Festival Online Edition August 21-30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ABFF-2020-OE-CelebSquares-Aug7b-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-146370\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first virtual edition of the<strong> American Black Film Festival (ABFF)<\/strong> will feature <strong>Mary J. 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