{"id":5212,"date":"2026-01-13T11:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/?page_id=5212"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:55:39","slug":"black-genius-fest-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/black-genius-fest-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Genius Fest &#8217;26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5212\" class=\"elementor elementor-5212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c49664 panel e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c49664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"bgfyellow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143c15a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"143c15a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc88ee animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bc88ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca133a animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ca133a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de22262 animated-slow e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de22262\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villageofwisdom.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/AdobeStock_276741754ii2.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:3,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4362f4f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4362f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bgf26-logo-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bgf26-logo-copy.png 458w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bgf26-logo-copy-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d09f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d09f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saturday, February 28 \u2022 Historic Parrish Street \u2022 Durham, NC\u2028<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a9f48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00a9f48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c40ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c40ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ROOTED.<\/strong><br \/><strong>ANCESTRAL.<\/strong><br \/><strong>IMMERSIVE.<\/strong><br \/><strong>FUTURISTIC.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2ae13 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c2ae13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Genius Fest is an immersive day of culture, creation, and celebration. This February, we\u2019re bringing the cookout to Parrish Street\u2014the heart of Durham\u2019s Black Wall Street, where Black Genius built banks, culture, and futures. One hundred years ago, Carter G. Woodson planted the seed of Black History Month\u2014a radical act of celebration of Black stories and innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We honor that centennial the way our ancestors would want: together, in joy, building forward. This is the next chapter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400423d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"400423d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/whova.com\/portal\/registration\/5NoFJsz1a7RP-DOUfjVa\/mo8lbr9o\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET YOUR TICKET<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726d1a5 panel e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"726d1a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"mission\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:7,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-color=\"bgfblue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc6496 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bc6496\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457eb1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"457eb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"18\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e467e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e467e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FUTURISTIC PORTALS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47a13b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f47a13b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4c7cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"aa4c7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"6\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b8279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91b8279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IMMERSIVE WORLDS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ab839 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55ab839\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d217aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0d217aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"500\" data-to-value=\"1\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e635ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e635ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HISTORIC DAY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d836f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d836f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>One day. Endless ways to dream, create, and connect.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c0076 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8c0076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d880e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d880e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73ba2b elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f73ba2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510_Dreamship_80-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510_Dreamship_80-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510_Dreamship_80-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510_Dreamship_80-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510_Dreamship_80-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/202510_Dreamship_80.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f1492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f1492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dream Stations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a3fff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2a3fff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfefae4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfefae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20160910_BGFest_44.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5576\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20160910_BGFest_44.jpg 800w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20160910_BGFest_44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20160910_BGFest_44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20160910_BGFest_44-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a02508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a02508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Free with Registration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c67be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1c67be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdb096 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcdb096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/201906_COOL_Juneteenth_Time-Capsule_162.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/201906_COOL_Juneteenth_Time-Capsule_162.jpg 800w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/201906_COOL_Juneteenth_Time-Capsule_162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/201906_COOL_Juneteenth_Time-Capsule_162-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/201906_COOL_Juneteenth_Time-Capsule_162-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0096b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0096b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Live Performances<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b128a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b128a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8cfc35 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8cfc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1436550416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1436550416.jpg 800w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1436550416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1436550416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1436550416-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0084a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e0084a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wellness Spaces<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21af1e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21af1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a701f72 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a701f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1001989944-e1768417992340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1001989944-e1768417992340.jpg 513w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-1001989944-e1768417992340-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6dfb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c6dfb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6 Black Genius Worlds\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f51fc e-con-full panel e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0f51fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"bgfblue\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-41-2-600x36.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c927ce3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c927ce3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bad40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0bad40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-41-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-41-2.png 821w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-41-2-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-41-2-768x46.png 768w, https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-41-2-600x36.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff28a56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff28a56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9957af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9957af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educators. Parents. Artists. Inventors. Healers. Storytellers. Our 2026 architects are building experiences that celebrate Black Genius in all its forms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full lineup coming soon.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09de303 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"09de303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/villageofwisdom.org\/black-genius-fest-26\/info#architects\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW THE 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