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Local college students helping high school seniors navigate transition during pandemic stock image and last updated 2021-02-25 06:23:21-05 (WXYZ) — The last year has been difficult for student-learning and students mental and emotional health, especially for high school seniors trying to navigate college applications, essays and financial aid forms. But college students who have recently had to face these college transition challenges are stepping in to offer their experience to seniors in...

‘You are somebody’: Cass Tech Principal Lisa Phillips works to empower students Lisa Phillips has spent 35 years as an educator Tags:  DETROIT – Lisa Phillips is the principal of Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Phillips has spent 35 years as an educator. She has worked with students from all walks of life. “I don’t live and wear titles or positions. I’m just Lisa Phillips. A person who likes to help,” Phillips said. Phillips is the first Black woman to be awarded Principal...

A look into late Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon’s legacy During times of racial strife or social upheaval Benny Napoleon always led by example Tags:  The late Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon was a transcendent figure. He spent most of his law enforcement career with the Detroit Police Department becoming police chief in 1998. Napoleon went on to become Wayne County assistant executive and then sheriff in 2009. It was his passion for Detroit that made him a household name. His char...

Things have kind of slowed down with Detroit (MI) Cass Tech recruiting over the past couple years, as Belleville and West Bloomfield have started grabbing some of the Detroit talent. But Michigan offered 2023 defensive end Jalen Thompson today. He's 6'4", 240 lbs. and already had offers from Kentucky, Michigan State, and a couple others.

She was the sweet, pretty one on the right, always with the right moves and purring backup vocals — Mary Wilson was also the one who kept the Supremes flame alive, collecting their gowns for exhibitions and writing books, including her 2019 tome on their glittery style, “Supreme Glamour.” That sweet backup singer in Motown’s most celebrated girl group — the Supremes had a run of 12 No. 1 hits — morphed into a sultry jazzy vocalist in recent years, but Wilson never tired of talking ...

Wednesday Recruiting Mends Mitten Seth January 27th, 2021 at 4:05 PM Michigan has assistant coaches again, which means they get to recruit again. It’s been a minute since an update so we’ll go over the shape of the end of 2021 recruiting, then give an overview of 2022 recruiting and, if there’s anything available, transfer recruiting. The Xavier Worthy Question It appears Michigan has dodged a self-inflicted bullet here. Admissions decided not to let him enroll early for some reason nobod...

Kilpatrick’s time as an elected official began with the exuberance and energy of a young man who believed he was destined to become mayor. RELATED: The ambitious Cass Tech graduate had a knack for connecting with people. He elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1996 after his mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, vacated the seat for a position in Congress, representing Michigan’s 13th District. In 1998, Kwame Kilpatrick was elected minority floor leader for the Michigan Democra...

5:19 pm UTC Dec. 24, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has irrevocably changed life in Michigan — killing thousands, disrupting everyones lives, and harming or destroying businesses, big and small. It began on March 10 when Michigans first two coronavirus cases were confirmed. Within days, schools would close, office workers and others would begin transitioning to working from home, and on March 16, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer orders bars, restaurants, theaters, and casinos to close and restrict...

Stargazing: December 2020 Seth December 22nd, 2020 at 10:46 AM Its time for our quarterly review of relevant recruiting rankings. Why? Because big moves can mean as much as where theyre ranked. Ratings are on a curved 5-star scale that averages all available data. Remember that players will tick downwards as a class progresses so dropping from 150th to 158th in a three-month period is nothing. Further explanation of all this here. Updated roster data are here. Interactive chart? Interactive cha...

Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon dies at age 65 after battle with COVID-19 The community is remembering Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon who died after being infected with COVID-19. By: WXYZ Web Team and last updated 2020-12-18 18:42:31-05 (WXYZ) — Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon has died at the age of 65 after a battle with COVID-19, 7 Action News has learned. Napoleon was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Nov. 19 and hospitalized two days later. He was born in Detroit ...