Detroit rapper Sada Baby sentenced to 6-months probation for 2025 drug charges

Sada Baby, whose real name is Casada Sorrell, pleaded no contest on July 2 to possession of a controlled substance less than 25 grams which carries a sentence of up to four years in prison and or $25,000. As part of the plea agreement, the habitual offender enhancement is to be dismissed at sentencing, and the judge accepted his plea.

Detroit valedictorian living in homeless shelter gifted house by the city

LaTaeya Crowder is 14 years old and is finishing 8th grade as her school's valedictorian. She did so while living in a homeless shelter with her family. On Thursday, the city of Detroit surprised her with a new home.

Family thanks hospital staff after boy's rare condition
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For his first birthday, Edison’s family is turning his celebration into an opportunity to give back to patients at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Instead of traditional birthday gifts, guests are donating gifts for children in the hospital — where ECMO, a machine that temporarily does the work of the heart and lungs, once helped keep Edison alive. The family will share his story of courage and hope, while doctors demonstrate how ECMO helped save his life. 

Teen girl arrested for fatal stabbing of Detroit man

He was found stabbed inside a residence near Marx and Grixdale at about 9:30 a.m. this morning, Detroit police said.

Renaissance Center future: Redevelopment plan debuts

Plans for redeveloping the Renaissance Center and changing Detroit’s riverfront landscape are underway.

Blind dance instructor helps others find their rhythm

"This is not an easy journey, but if you're going through the same thing I'm going through, you can make it," she said.

15-year-old suspect charged with deadly stabbing in Detroit

The teen suspect was charged as an adult designated with homicide first degree, homicide, felony murder and armed robbery.

Thriller Book Chat with Tee & Tam
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Tee & Tam are a dynamic duo helping promote the importance of reading. The twins use their social media platform to share amazing book recommendations and honest reviews, while also having fun! Follow them @jojolieegg_books

Book Chat with Lisa
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Lisa is a fellow booklover in Metro Detroit. She uses her free time and social media platform to promote reading with recommendations and honest reviews.

Book Chat with Jourdan
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Jourdan is well known across social media for her amazing book recommendations, reviews, and bookish events. Some of her favorites include; Reel, Ante Up and Attic Child. 

New Romance Series with Anna J.
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Anna J. is a multi-faceted author whose catalog spans across all genres. Her new novel, City Love Stories: Rainy Days, follows Reggie and Brook Lynn who must decide if love is worth the risk- or if they're destined to let "the one" slip away forever.

Middle-Grade Book Series with Shannon Messenger
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Shannon Messenger is the New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author of the award-winning middle grade series, Keeper of the Lost Cities, as well as the Sky Fall young adult series. Her books have been featured on multiple state reading lists, published in numerous countries, and translated into many languages.

'Mad Mabel' with Sally Hepworth
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Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, most recently Mad Mabel. Sally’s novels have been called “darkly charming” and praised by authors as “totally absorbing” and “fiction at its finest.”  

Poetry Chat with Elizabeth Acevedo
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Elizabeth Acevedo was the 2022 Young People’s Poet Laureate and the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X. She's also the author of With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land. Her next book Anger Is Only a Shadow will be released on September 15.

Suspenseful Book Chat with Shawn
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Shawn uses their social media platform to promote reading in so many fun ways, from honest reviews to parody videos. 

Author Chat with Leslye Penelope
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Leslye Penelope is an award-winning Black fantasy and romance. She writes epic, emotional stories of magic, myth, legacy, and love.