2020: year in review
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Volunteers painted ‘Black lives matter’ on Washington Street in Nubian Square on a July weekend. PHOTO: ISABEL LEON, MAYOR’S OFFICE
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A couple crosses a traffic-free Longfellow Bridge in May during the statewide stay-at-home order. PHOTO: PHILLIP MARTIN
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Scant traffic in Dewey Square during morning rush hour underscores the severity of the Governor’s stay-at-home order. BANNER PHOTO
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Ernst Jean-Jacques leads demonstrators in a cheer on Essex Street Nov. 7 as Joe Biden was declared president-elect. BANNER PHOTO
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Demonstrators lead a June anti-police violence march through Roxbury en route to the State House. BANNER PHOTO
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Cyclists with the Ride for Black Lives make their way down Centre Street in Jamaica Plain during a July ride. BANNER PHOTO
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City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George
and state Rep.-Elect Brandy Flucker-Oakley greet voters at the Lower Mills Branch of the Boston Public Library during the Sept. 1 primary. BANNER PHOTO
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Parents at Boston Latin School demonstrate against a proposed one-year change in
the admissions policy for the city’s three selective admissions schools. BANNER PHOTO
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Mayor Martin Walsh swears in the most diverse City Council in the city’s history in January at Faneuil Hall. BANNER PHOTO
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (left) and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy. BANNER FILE PHOTOS