{"id":20656,"date":"2021-05-07T19:21:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T00:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20656"},"modified":"2021-05-07T19:21:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T00:21:06","slug":"own-to-air-first-ever-fathers-day-special-honoring-our-kings-own-celebrates-black-fatherhood-hosted-by-oprah-winfrey-and-sterling-k-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/own-to-air-first-ever-fathers-day-special-honoring-our-kings-own-celebrates-black-fatherhood-hosted-by-oprah-winfrey-and-sterling-k-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"OWN to Air First-Ever Father&#8217;s Day Special &#8220;Honoring Our Kings: OWN Celebrates Black Fatherhood&#8221; Hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Sterling K. 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