{"id":19217,"date":"2017-11-28T12:10:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T12:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=19217"},"modified":"2017-11-28T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:31:12","slug":"amazing-pops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2017\/11\/amazing-pops\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Pops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Pops.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1270\" height=\"634\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Pops.jpeg 1270w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Pops-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Pops-768x383.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Pops-1024x511.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1270px) 100vw, 1270px\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;Pops&#8221; is a weekly webseries exploring fatherhood as experienced by black men. 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