{"id":5066,"date":"2022-10-03T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/newsroom\/article\/celebrating-black-history-month-in-the-uk-with-inspiring-stories-from-employees"},"modified":"2023-07-11T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:48:14","slug":"celebrating-black-history-month-in-the-uk-with-inspiring-stories-from-employees","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/newsroom\/article\/celebrating-black-history-month-in-the-uk-with-inspiring-stories-from-employees","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Black History Month in the UK with Inspiring Stories from Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The month of October is Black History Month in the United Kingdom (UK) and we are proud to be celebrating this observance this year as a global company!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>FACTS ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH, UK:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span><span>The 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