Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says media focus on him is misguided.Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says for people to achieve great things, they need to stop looking at their past and start looking forward. Kilpatrick spoke to more than 500 people at Eastern Michigan University Tuesday night as the first speaker in a series on second chances, sponsored by the student group "Black Leaders Aspiring for Critical Knowledge." Hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.
Like many, I first came to this area when I started school at the University of Michigan, then fell in love with the community and haven’t left. After graduating from U of M in the mid 1990’s I interned at WDET for several years, while also working a variety of jobs in Ann Arbor. Then in 1999 I joined the WEMU news team.