{"id":3738,"date":"2020-12-25T15:17:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T15:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2020-12-25T15:17:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T15:17:35","slug":"thought-for-today-19-10-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/12\/25\/thought-for-today-19-10-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for today 19.10.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. This month we are looking at how Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Councillors are making new history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDelighted to see work has started on new homes #Wapping, Thanks to @MayorJohnBiggs &amp; #TowerHamletsNow Development Committee for accepting my proposal for the naming #AltabAliHouse (I was a resident of Wapping in 1978 when he was murdered by racists). #AltabAli\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cllr Abdal Ullah<\/span>, St Katharine\u2019s &amp; Wapping, Tower Hamlets Council; Twitter, 20th May.\u00a0 Cllr Ullah reminds us of two prevailing and linked concerns in Tower Hamlets: the need for housing, the need to combat racism \u2013 neither goes away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cf<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">To catch up with the news in East London, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">East London News<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfTo catch up with regular shows and videos, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\">VodTalk Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. 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