{"id":18788,"date":"2022-02-11T23:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T03:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=18788"},"modified":"2022-02-12T00:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T04:47:33","slug":"mr-black-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=18788","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Black National"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=52464#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52464\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n.jpg 853w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n-326x367.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11136613_564075347066996_8300101897625075744_n-700x788.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Title holders of this pageant system held in Washington DC are known as the \u201cFace of the Nation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mr. Black National Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/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\/2017\/04\/537374_10200449196895404_1440805981_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"52863\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/537374_10200449196895404_1440805981_n.jpg\" alt=\"Eryc Snow\" class=\"wp-image-52863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/537374_10200449196895404_1440805981_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/537374_10200449196895404_1440805981_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/537374_10200449196895404_1440805981_n-300x300.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52858\">Eryc Snow<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2005\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52868\">Kanili Sharp<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2007\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=42547\">Keith Kennard<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2008\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=42072\">Eric Rainbow<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=22163\">Marlowe Rainbow<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2011\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=40368\">Sergio Santi<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2012<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=18782\">Lovell &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Houston<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2013\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3238\">Octavius Rashad<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a 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