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        "title": "The Republic of New Afrika at a Crossroads",
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                    "title": "Stories from Storage",
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                    "description": "<em>The Ecstasy of St. Kara: Kara Walker, New Work</em>. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10 \u2013 December 31, 2016).",
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        "did_you_know": "This is part of series inspired by Walker\u2019s 2016 stay in Rome, where she encountered the intersection between her work and Christian narratives.",
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