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2017 Was Worse Than You Think

FILE — From left, New York City Councilmen Donovan Richards, Corey Johnson, Deborah Rose, and Jimmy Van Bramer during a prayer before the beginning of a city council meeting at City Hall, Sept. 27, 2017. New Yorkers may have overlooked local outrages in the fury to keep up with all of the extraordinary news in 2017. The race for City Council speaker, which resulted in the expected victory of Johnson, was a reminder that there are not many black politicians moving into more prominent leadership roles. (Holly Pickett/The New York Times)