{"id":90213,"date":"2024-12-20T18:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T23:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=90213"},"modified":"2024-12-20T18:23:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T23:23:03","slug":"onyx-collective-presents-winter-premiere-dates-and-first-looks-for-documentary-film-sly-lives-aka-the-burden-of-black-genius-and-new-comedy-series-deli-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/20\/onyx-collective-presents-winter-premiere-dates-and-first-looks-for-documentary-film-sly-lives-aka-the-burden-of-black-genius-and-new-comedy-series-deli-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Onyx Collective Presents Winter Premiere Dates and First Looks for Documentary Film &#8220;SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)&#8221; and New Comedy Series &#8220;Deli Boys&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original Documentary &#8216;SLY LIVES! 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