2020 was a year of protests, police and change in Kalamazoo Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 2020 in Kalamazoo was a year marked with protests, change and deeper looks at race, policy and those who lead. (Joel Bissell | MLive) Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo in 2020 mirrored much of what was going on across the nation. The varying affects of the coronavirus pandemic. Protests. A deeper look at racism in America. Contention in the political sphere. And changes in leadership. After a relatively quiet start to the year, and almost eerie silence on the streets brought on by two months of COVID-driven shutdowns, things changed drastically again after George Floyd was killed May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer as two fellow officers stood by.