{"id":126877,"date":"2023-01-11T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=126877"},"modified":"2023-01-11T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:20:25","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-banaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=126877","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Ba&#8217;Naka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n.jpg 959w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-946x947.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-675x676.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ba&#8217;Naka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ba&#8217;Naka was an entertainer out of Washington, D.C. We sadly lost Ba&#8217;Naka in January of 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We salute the artistry that was Ba&#8217;Naka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/320515_10150397443347776_2042720234_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"126878\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/320515_10150397443347776_2042720234_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/320515_10150397443347776_2042720234_n.jpg 429w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/320515_10150397443347776_2042720234_n-286x400.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ba&#8217;Naka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10625137_10152380100397776_7902567247561159885_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"126879\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10625137_10152380100397776_7902567247561159885_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10625137_10152380100397776_7902567247561159885_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10625137_10152380100397776_7902567247561159885_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10625137_10152380100397776_7902567247561159885_n-150x150.jpg 150w, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"562\" data-id=\"126880\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13342916_10153677405432776_2746958862691906461_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13342916_10153677405432776_2746958862691906461_n.jpg 562w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13342916_10153677405432776_2746958862691906461_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13342916_10153677405432776_2746958862691906461_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13342916_10153677405432776_2746958862691906461_n-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13342916_10153677405432776_2746958862691906461_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ba&#8217;Naka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"126881\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n.jpg 959w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-946x947.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-675x676.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13895485_10153826627717776_8935048632524640424_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ba&#8217;Naka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"691\" data-id=\"126882\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n.jpg 691w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n-675x675.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29790736_10155467837947776_949506521955193448_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ba&#8217;Naka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/130880053_10157790680682776_937511947057412357_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"1344\" data-id=\"126883\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/130880053_10157790680682776_937511947057412357_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ba'Naka\" class=\"wp-image-126883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/130880053_10157790680682776_937511947057412357_n.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/130880053_10157790680682776_937511947057412357_n-400x400.jpg 400w, 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ba&#8217;Naka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ba&#8217;Naka: Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BaNaka\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ba&#8217;Naka was an entertainer out of Washington, D.C. We sadly lost Ba&#8217;Naka in January of 2023. We salute the artistry&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=126877\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Ba&#8217;Naka<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,35],"class_list":["post-126877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-washington-dc","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}