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Ready to Exhale

(January 21, 2021) For anyone watching the disintegration of the structures of democracy in the US, the rise of white supremacy and the unchecked spread of a deadly pandemic, the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris resulted in a deep exhale. 

It will take a while to process what exactly has gone on in the United States and its influence on the rest of the world and to take in the lessons applicable in our own communities, provinces and country. But the images coming out of Washington DC on January 20, 2021 were both comforting and, with regard to the the large military presence, quite jarring.  

Today’s Photo Essay features the journalism of Reuters and its talented photographers.

Inauguration Day
Reuters / Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Former President George W. Bush, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2021. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS
 
Inauguration Day Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman recites a poem that captivated the world. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque    

Inauguration Day Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga prepares to sing the National Anthem. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS

Inauguration Day Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez is escorted to the inauguration. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
 
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris greets former President Barack Obama ahead of the inauguration. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and singers Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez speak. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Inauguration Day - Deb Haaland
Secretary of the Interior nominee Deb Haaland. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Members of the National Guard stand watch wearing helmets in front of the Supreme Court after reports of a bomb threat circulated hours before inauguration, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Barbed wire is seen on a fence as President-elect Joe Biden arrives at the U.S. Capitol for his inauguration, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Inauguration Day
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States as his wife Jill Biden holds a Bible on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Inauguration Day
Kamala Harris is sworn in as her spouse Doug Emhoff holds a Bible. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTER

Fireworks are seen above the White House. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Feature Photo

Inauguration Day - Vice President Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris waves during the Inauguration Day parade. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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