D.C. Congresswoman designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
By Ashleigh Fields
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced a resolution to mark March 27 as a day to commemorate the Tuskegee Airmen. The Black service members are known for enlisting as pilots, ground crews and support personnel serving in segregated units of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
“As an elite corps of African American pilots and crew, as well as others, who fought in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen deserve this recognition,” Norton said. “It will be deeply meaningful to the veterans, their family members, and the succeeding generations of Black service members who surely deserve our thanks.”
President vs. the People: U.S. Attorney for D.C. pleads his case
By Ashleigh Fields
President Trump has appointed Ed Martin to serve as the U.S. attorney for D.C. where the lawyer will oversee the prosecution of federal cases in the nation’s capital. In recent weeks, Martin has joined different community meetings for off the record talks about his goals in the position and addressing concerns about being in the pocket of the president, a business mogul.
On March 27, Martin spoke to neighbors at the Metropolitan Police Department 3rd District Citizens Advisory Council where a participant blatantly asked if he was for the president or the people.
“You talk about supporting the law officers, but yet you support the
(Pictured D.C. congresswiman Norton Holmes, courtesy of the Associated Press) (Pictured U.S. Attorney Appointee Ed Martin courtesy of the Associated Press)
Mayor Bowser introduces RENTAL Act, preserving affordable housing and abandoning resident ownership rights
By Ashleigh Fields
Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act seeking to protect the District’s existing affordable housing and restructure regulations for ownership and evictions.
“Our collective citywide commitment to affordable housing has made DC a national model for success. But that hard-won progress is at risk,” Mayor Bowser said in a statement.
“We now must act with similar urgency to protect the affordable housing that is home to nearly 100,000 Washingtonians and ensure our ability to build more housing. We do that by rebalancing our housing ecosystem and leveraging the right tools, the right investments, and the right policies to meet this moment.”
The legislation selected 69 properties to support with up to $144 million in funding provided through a partnership with the Department of Housing and Community Development. The money will be used to preserve nearly 8,000 units of housing, of which over 7,700 are affordable.
“These initial selections focus on the properties where our affordable housing investments are potentially at risk,” said DHCD Director Colleen Green. “It’s important that existing affordable housing units are preserved because protecting every affordable unit is vital to the District’s housing ecosystem.”
Despite the legislation’s projected increase in the District’s affordable housing availability, the RENTAL Act, has been highly protested because it narrows the scope of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), which
(Pictured Mayor Muriel Bowser, courtesy of the Associated Press)
grants tenants the rights to make the first offer on their building if a landlord decides to sell it and receive an offer of sales notice.
However, some have supported the bill’s expansion of the number of people who are able to receive housing assistance through the Local Rent Supplement Program and authorization of evictions if a tenant or other occupant of a rental unit is arrested or charged with a violent crime that happened in or adjacent to their building.
It also shortens the timeline for removal for evictions to be consistent with pre-pandemic timelines.
“The District is facing investment uncertainty that risks the future production of housing, including affordable housing,” Bowser’s office said.
“The legislation includes provisions to make it clear that investing in DC is a strong bet.”
The Trump administration establishes D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force
By Ashleigh Fields
President Trump announced a new federal task force on March 27 with the goal of restructuring the culture of Washington, D.C. The leader has ordered the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to ensure local officials enforce the “maximum” enforcement of federal immigration laws, ramp up pretrial detention for repeat criminals and speed up the process for concealed carry license requests for gun owners.
It’s the latest venture in his effort to prepare the nation for its 250th founding anniversary in 2026.
“As the Federal capital city, Washington, D.C., is the only city that belongs to all Americans and that all Americans can claim as theirs. As the capital city of the greatest Nation in the history of the world, it should showcase beautiful, clean, and safe public spaces,” Trump wrote in the opening paragraphs of the executive order creating the task force.
“America’s capital must be a place in which residents, commuters, and tourists feel safe at all hours, including on public transit. Its highways, boulevards, and parks should be clean, well-kept, and pleasant. Its monuments, museums, and buildings should reflect and inspire awe and appreciation for our Nation’s strength, greatness, and heritage. Our citizens deserve nothing less,” he added.
The write up mentions working with the city’s council but makes few references to the mayor which Republicans in Congress have targeted with legislation intended to repeal her authority over District affairs.
“President Trump’s thoroughly anti-home rule EO is insulting to the 700,000 D.C. residents who live in close proximity to a feder-
al government, which continues to deny them the same rights afforded to other Americans. The task force created by the EO would not include a single D.C. official to represent the interests of the people who reside within the District,” Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said.
“The Revolutionary War was fought to give consent to the governed and to end taxation without representation. President Trump’s rhetoric runs counter to this history. D.C.’s population is larger than that of two states. D.C. pays more federal taxes per capita than any state and pays more federal taxes than 21 states. D.C.’s gross domestic product is larger than that of 15 states. D.C. residents have fought and died in all this nation’s wars. We deserve statehood.“
The president has repeatedly threatened to revoke certain powers if homeless encampments and the Black Lives Matter plaza, a well known street adjacent to the White House, were not destroyed and disbanded.
His new task force hammers down on those points.
“The Task Force shall report to me as necessary through the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor regarding safety in the District of Columbia, and the tasks set forth in subsection (c) of this section,” Trump wrote.
“As part of this reporting, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Task Force, shall assess whether public-safety circumstances in the District of Columbia require additional executive action.”
Trump and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) met face to face in December for what she described as a “good meeting.” However, tensions remain high locally as residents wonder how forthcoming measures will impact their daily life in the nation’s capital.
(Pictured President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, courtesy of the Associated Press)
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Norton Tuskegee Airmen Day. from pg. 1
Her resolution notes 992 Tuskegee Airmen graduated flight training at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, and 450 pilots deployed into combat overseas.
She also highlighted the airmen who fl ew over 15,000 sorties while facing enormous adversity, from overcrowded classrooms to bigoted offi cers and segregated facilities.
Her effort to celebrate the troops comes as the Pentagon cracks down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as ordered by President Trump. Weeks before the resolution, citizens criticized the U.S. military for taking down written history about the Tuskegee Airmen and removing their stories from training manuals.
After complaints, the men’s service history was re-uploaded to the Air Force Historical Division site.
President vs. the People. from pg. 1
insurrectionists that beat law enforcement officers on January 6th, and you supported their party. That’s inconsistent. And the purpose, how do the people of the District of Columbia feel that you will earn what’s on everybody’s money in God we trust,” one participant asked, referencing the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection where police were harmed.
During Trump’s first day in office he pardoned over a thousand individuals involved in the riots, including leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, both far right groups known for violent rhetoric.
“How will we as residents trust you that you are going to have our back and not be a personal lawyer for the President of the United States who is a felon and a racist,” the attendee asked.
Martin kept his cool and responded with a level head.
“First of all, like any other relationship, trust is
not, you don’t get trust by asking for it, right? You earn it. And so what I think I’ll do with trust is, over time, people will see and say, like this young man said, I got this concern. What are you doing? And answer it, and we’ll see. And come to the chairwoman’s house and see what we can do. So I would say this on, again, the politics of it,” Martin said in his answer.
“There’s a lot of focus on whether I’m Donald Trump’s lawyer, but let me just, if I can, be a little bit of a civics lesson. When the U.S. Attorney before me was working for the administration, he worked for the guy elected president, for his policies for his vision, and that was his preference. There’s nothing wrong with that. When I look back at my predecessor, he made choices about what he focused on that were the priorities that the president, his president, thought he should do.”
President Trump has placed a large focus on overtaking the District of Columbia to make it a place where American history is glorified and appreciated. Martin said his goal is to do the same. He wants to solve cases, get guns off the street and remove gang violence from neighborhoods.
He told the audience he’s had several meetings with the chief of police and mayor adding that he hopes to conduct more of the one on one conversations to solve outstanding issues.
“I don’t raise my hand and make a vow to any one person, not the president, not you, not her it’s to the constitution and the constitution which sets up a system we follow.”
Many were unconvinced by his response proving the verdict is still out on Trump’s new appointee.
Republican signals party could rename D.C. to the District of America
By Ashleigh Fields
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has been a staunch supporter of the Trump administration’s decision to rename and reclaim geographic regions in an effort to honor the country despite its conflicting challenge to tradition and history.
The president successfully charted a course to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” and Boebert said a similar switch could soon come for the District.
“I would caution my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to refrain from making jokes about the Gulf of America because next up may be the District of America that we are working on,”
Boebert said during a March hearing for the House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee.
For decades, Washingtonians have fought to have D.C. recognized as a proper state, separated from federal oversight and granted the opportunity to elect its own officials both locally and nationwide.
However, under a new presidential administration the Home Rule Act which affirmed the city’s local municipality is endangered.
Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have introduced the Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act, an acronym for Mayor Muriel Bowser seeking to repeal D.C.’s autonomous style of government.
“The radically progressive regime of D.C. Mayor Bowser has left our nation’s Capital in crime-ridden shambles. Washington is now known for its homicides, rapes, drug overdoses, violence, theft, and homelessness. Bowser and her corrupt Washington City Council are
incapable of managing the city,” Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) wrote when announcing the bill.
“As such, it seems appropriate for Congress to reclaim its Constitutional authority and restore the nation’s Capital. The epicenter of not only the United States Federal Government but also the world geopolitics cannot continue to be a cesspool of Democrats’ failed policies.”
While Mayor Bowser complied with their request to rip apart Black Lives Matter plaza as outlined in the legislation, she has promised to fight for the ability to serve local residents.
“We are not a federal agency,” Bowser said.
“We are a city, county, state all at once, and we provide direct services to the people of the District of Columbia, visitors to the District of Columbia, businesses in the District of Columbia, diplomats and visiting heads of state and everyone who works here in the Congress.”
KEYONNA JONES, ONE OF THE SEVEN ARTISTS FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA SPOKE ON HOW TO HEAL THROUGH ART AND WHAT TO DO NEXT
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Keyonna Jones, one of the seven artists for the Black Lives Matter Plaza, mother, founder and executive director of Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) on 3200 Martin Luther King Ave SE. She spoke on the removal of the mural and what these actions by the current administration could mean for the country.
“I think people need to pay attention to what is happening. Not just for the country but also for D.C. The biggest warning is that they are here and things are happening now,” said Jones. “We need to be active to save our autonomy, one as a people but also as a city.”
Being a longtime resident from Southeast
D.C., Jones has been aware of the disparities and hardships of the city. She told The Capital News her house burned down a few days ago.
The Capital News asked Jones if Mayor Muriel Bowser made the right decision to remove the mural to save the funds for the city.
“I believe that duality exists in everything. There’s hot and cold, there’s good and bad. Sometimes you [have] to make a choice,” said Jones. “I understand where she’s coming from. There’s certain priorities to favor now between keeping the autonomy for D.C., people have lost jobs, budgets have been cut and another threat for more cuts.”
Jones mentioned the cost to keep the plaza was high. She was receptive of this fact leading into its removal. The budget to keep Black Lives Matter Plaza was $7.8 million according
to the website of Mayor Bowser’s office as of this report.
Jones spoke on what the Black community and longtime D.C. residents should do in response to the removal of the mural; to heal.
“Be yourself, which speaks to being authentic in being your true self. I believe that everybody has a role in this world. Face yourself [in] being accountable for what you do but also what you allow,” said Jones. “We have to do our individual work and just like any house, the foundation has to be strong.”
As an artist, Jones believed the Black community and longtime D.C. residents must focus on their internal being and their values. In her words they need to “tap in.”
(Photo courtesy of the Associated Press)
For longtime D.C. residents, Jones strongly suggested they continue to “preserve the story” of D.C. despite the current administration being adamant on removing and warping history as the current president attempted to do so in his first term.
“We don’t know what the future looks like. It is a little unsettling and nerve-wracking but if you turn on the inside and have a plan and a purpose, the administration doesn’t matter,” said Jones. “This is a thing that Black folks have gone through in history, especially where I’m from, in Southeast.”
“This is what we’ve gone through. We’re forgotten about, impoverished, under-resourced, but we still strive and we still survive. They need to prepare to survive.”
Jones spoke on the necessity for art and its healing factor.
“I sincerely believe that art saves lives. Even though the administration and the mayor decided to get rid of Black Lives Matter, that was a moment in history that can never be erased. I was grateful to be apart of it, to be one of the seven artists to be in history. We survived the first four and we’re going to survive the next.”
During the process of working with the other artists to make the Black Lives Matter plaza, days after the protests on the death of George Floyd, Jones spoke on the emotions she felt back in June 2020.
“It was a mind blowing experience. It was on the backs of the death of George Floyd. There was a lot of chaotic energy, a lot of melancholy but even how the project was picked up, it was very spontaneous,” said Jones.
Jones added that the process felt meaningful and impactful as she and the other artists painted. In two days, she described the moment as “surreal” as the mural gained attention, not just in D.C., but internationally across the world, Black Lives Matter. The message was painted in cities worldwide.
“I don’t think I processed it until the next year when it was the anniversary. I know [the removal] is going to be something I’m going to have to process. I’m grateful that I was a part of that moment, that I was a part of history,” said Jones. “The only way you can try to erase something is because something’s there. Even this moment is a reminder that happened. There’s no way you can get rid of any of it.”
The last piece the executive director of CHACC spoke on was how she inspired her students to create art.
“Art saved my life. It was just a way for me to express myself. Art is a universal language. When you don’t have the words for things, there’s a way to express. Art is in everything. It’s like people change their perspective,” said Jones. “For me, it allows kids to express themselves and not have to use words.”
“Sometimes kids are shy when using words or they feel uncomfortable. It’s about self expression, it’s about getting it out and it’s being your most authentic self. Art doesn’t have a label. There’s no rules to it. You can just be as free as you want to.”
On March 3th, a bill was introduced into the House, the House Bill 1774. This bill was conjured by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-G) which proposes to “withhold certain appropriation funds” from D.C.
“It’s time for our nation to leave this failed agenda behind — starting with the removal of the BLM Plaza from America’s capital,” said Clyde on X, the social media platform known formerly as Twitter.
Mayor Bowser complied and set workers to remove the Black Lives Matter mural on 16th Street NW as well as any references about the mural in documents or on city websites. The name must be changed to “Liberty Plaza.”
“The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by
meaningless congressional interference,” said Mayor Bowser in a statement on X, the social media platform known formerly as Twitter on March 4th.
The District has 60 days to comply before the bill is signed. The work to remove it began on March 10th. The cost for the removal of the mural and restructuring of the area is expected to be $610,000.
This bill was sent as a threat to Mayor Bowser and D.C. residents to comply with the current administration’s demands or be punished.
“Black people need to move on and make a statement. We can’t get too hung up on Black Lives Matter Plaza. If we dwell on that too much, we lose track of what’s really going on,” stated Phinis Jones, President at Capitol Services Management, Inc and owner of The Capital News.
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Jackie Robinson’s military profile cut from Department of Defense then later restored
By Gene A. Lambey
On March 19th, the Department of Defense (DoD) removed a major Black figure’s military profile. This figure not only served during World War II but was one of the most iconic baseball players and civil rights icons in American history; Jackie Robinson.
His profile, along with many other figures such as the Tuskegee Airmen, Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers, Colin Powell, Navajo Code Talkers, The Japanese American 442nd Combat Regiment, Marines at Iwo Jima and several other minority groups and women were removed then quickly restored hours later after repeated public backlash.
The loudest backlash on Robinson’s military profile being removed by DoD came from a board member from the Jackie Robinson Foundation, David Robinson, son of Jackie and Rachel Robinson.
“We were surprised to learn that a page on the Department of Defense’s website featuring Jackie Robinson among sports heroes who served in the military was taken down,” said David Robinson. “We take great pride in Jackie Robinson’s service to our country as a soldier and a sports hero, an icon whose courage, talent, strength of character and dedication contributed greatly to leveling the playing field not only in professional sports but throughout society.”
Robinson was drafted into the military for World War II in 1942 and stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas to a segregated Army cavalry unit. In January 1943, he was commissioned to second lieutenant. Later, he joined the 761th Tank Battalion also known as the Black Panthers, an independent tank army under the U.S. Army. It consisted mostly of Black Americans.
In July 1944, he was court-martialed by the U.S. Army for refusing an order by the driver of an Army bus to sit in the back of the bus. Robinson was later acquitted. He coached Army athletics until his honorable discharge in November 1944.
After serving in the Army, he went on to play in Major League Baseball (MLB), becoming the first Black American to break the color barrier in 1947, playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During this time, Robinson experienced racism and hate on both sides of the field, from his teammates, the opposing teams and the fans.
Despite these challenges, Robinson had a successful 10-year long career with notable achievements such as the most valuable player award (MVP) in 1949 and won six World Series titles for the Dodgers up until 1955. He later retired from the sport in 1957 and pur-
sued a career in politics as an independent. The number on his uniform, 42, has been retired from the sport since 1972, after his death at the age of 53.
Removing diversity, ethnicity and inclusion (DEI) within DoD was part of the current administration’s agenda. These actions were planned in a memo on Feb. 26.
On the same day, John Ullyot, press secretary for DoD released a statement after the removal of these figures citing Pete Hegeseth, former Fox News host and now Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon.
“DEI is dead at the Defense Department” , adding the Department of Defense was “pleased by the rapid compliance.”
A new statement was released an hour later in contrast to the previous one.
Jackie Robinson military profile from pg. 10
“Everyone at the Defense Department loves Jackie Robinson, as well as the Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee airmen, the Marines at Iwo Jima and so many others -- we salute them for their strong and in many cases heroic service to our country, full stop,” the updated statement said. “We do not view or highlight them through the prism of immutable characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, or sex. We do so only by recognizing their patriotism and dedication to the warfighting mission like [every] other American who has worn the uniform.”
“In the rare cases that content is removed -either deliberately or by mistake -- that is out of the clearly outlined scope of the directive, we instruct the components and they correct the content so it recognizes our heroes for their dedicated service alongside their fellow Americans, period.”
Several of those military profiles were restored, however DoD’s initial action was not a mistake. It was blatant racism and the American people need to see it for what it is.
The upcoming Ward 8 Member of the D.C. Council Special Election is gaining traction
By Shelley Rice
The Ward 8 Member of the D.C. Council Special Election Day set for July 15, 2025 is gaining interest and may once again put D.C. politics in national news headlines across the country.
Former D.C. Council member Trayon White, who was expelled by a unanimous vote from the D.C. Council after an independent investigation found he violated city and council rules, filed the paperwork to be on the July special election ballot the day before April Fool’s Day, March 31, 2025.
White announced his run in social media posts, and included in the caption “we need your help getting 1500 signatures to make the ballot.”
According to the District of Columbia Board of Elections list of candidates, White is joined by twenty others who’ve entered candidacy for the Ward 8 Member of the D.C. Council. Majority of the candidates are Democrat, two are running Republic and four running Independent. Each must obtain 500 duly registered voters signatures that reside in the same ward from which the candidate seeks election.
A few candidates have already withdrawn.
The expelled D.C Council member faces bribery charges after investigators alleged he accepted over $150,000 in kickbacks for influence over city contracts regarding violence intervention services. Popular comments on his social media post such as, “If we can have a felon for a president, we don’t care what they say you did let’s go”, were liked by many who still favor the former councilman for reelection.
Special Election Key Dates
Friday, February 14, 2025
Board certifies vacancy in Office of Ward 8 Member of the D.C. Council
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Board makes nominating petition available
Special Election Key Dates continued Thursday, April 17, 2025 (5:00 p.m.)
Last day to file nominating petitions, supplements, Declarations of Candidacy required for the particular office sought Sunday, April 20, 2025
Nominating petitions are posted for a 10-day challenge period that ends on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day for Board to determine the validity of challenges to nominating petitions
Monday, June 9, 2025
[TENTATIVE] Board begins mailing ballots to registered voters.
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025 – SPECIAL ELECTION DAY
On Election Day, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., qualified electors may register to vote and cast full ballots in person at Ward 8 Vote Centers. All voters who are in line at 8:00 p.m. may cast a ballot
See the full Special Election calendar on the dcboe.org website.
Pictured: Former D.C. Council member Trayon White, filing paperwork at DC BOE - credit Instagram
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AQUARIUS
(January 20 to February 18)
As mentioned above, money has been a huge focus for you over the past few months if not the past few years. You’re finding a better balance between giving and receiving. Venus retrograde ends on the 12th and the second half of the month is a sweet spot for you to make some extra cash.
PISCES
(February 19 to March 20)
Financial growth has been slow and frustrating over the past few months, but when Mars enters bold Leo on the 18th, you’re hit with a wave of determination. With this influence also comes the risk of not knowing your limits so be careful you’re not girlbossing too close to the sun.
ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
Tread carefully with your spending this month. You’ve been doing so much self reflection and healing, and the urge to treat yourself has been real (and deserved). But with Venus—the planet that rules over both your relationships and your bank account—in your unconscious sector for the entire month, you must be diligent about tracking expenses.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
Exciting changes are happening in your work and professional life right now. What’s most exciting is the increase in your regular paycheck! This is definitely a month to save rather than a month to invest thou.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
Hot and bothered Mars finally leaves your money sector on the 18th and you can let go of the financial stress that’s been on your mind since September. This period hasn’t been easy but has also paved the way for abundance that’s coming later this spring.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
Action planet Mars enters Leo and your money sector on the 18th bringing money problems from November and December back to the forefront. Avoiding the issue won’t work this time, you have to face your spending habits head on.
LEO
(July 23 to August 22)
Mercury—the planet that rules your bank account—begins the month retrograde and caught up with illusory Neptune. To put it simply: buyer beware! Magical opportunities could come your way but those offers could also be snake oil. Financial matters improve once Mercury enters Aries on the 16th.
VIRGO
(August 23 to September 22)
You’re slowly coming out of a period that has been very tumultuous for your finances. The full moon in Libra on the 12th puts a spotlight on how far you’ve come in stabilizing your accounts and budgets. Cash is still tight, but you’re moving in the right direction.
LIBRA
(September 23 to October 22)
By the end of the month, a money problem that’s been hanging over your head for a long time now is finally put to rest. Something that was initiated in November and got complicated in January finds its resolution around the 26th. There are opportunities to grow resources through your community if you’re willing to tap into them.
SCORPIO
(October 23 to November 21)
Between now and June 9, you have the opportunity to grow through your shared resources. This has been a theme for you since Jupiter first entered Gemini back in May 2024, but it’s only now that you’re really seeing the benefits. Lean into collaboration, investments and diversifying your portfolio.
SAGITTARIUS
(November 22 to December 21)
Mars finally leaves your shared resources sector on the 18th ending what has been months of stressing over debts, your partner’s salary and overdue invoices. You’re developing a higher risk tolerance when it comes to your security, and become very interested in exploring entrepreneurship this month.
CAPRICORN
(December 22 to January 19)
A gentle shakeup at work around the 4th leads to a creative project falling into your lap. Though you might not be earning any extra income for this endeavor, you’re feeling much more satisfied in your day to day.
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