{"id":2487,"date":"2025-12-15T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wractso.com\/new\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2026-01-22T22:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:06:45","slug":"highlights-from-the-48th-national-naacp-act-so-competition-held-this-year-in-charlotte-north-carolina-the-westchester-region-returned-with-six-medals-in-the-categories-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wractso.com\/new\/archives\/2487","title":{"rendered":"Highlights From The 48th National NAACP ACT-SO \u00a0Competition held this year in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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