Manuel grew up in Mexico and came to the United States in 1988, at age 16, for more opportunity. Opportunity took him to Wartrace, where he found family and friends that love him, and he found home.
by Allan Lengel
Kwame Kilpatrick For the third time in less than a year, a report surfaced that ex-Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick was about to go free. The first two ended up being false. This time was different. Late Tuesday night, in his final hours in office, President Trump commuted Kilpatrick s 28-year prison federal sentence for corruption. The White House described the move as strongly supported by prominent members of the Detroit community, Alveda King, Alice Johnson, Diamond and Silk, Pastor Paula White, Peter Karmanos, Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo of the Michigan House of Representatives and more than 30 faith leaders. The statement, which comes just hours before Trump leaves office, also noted that Kilpatrick had taught public speaking classes and led a Bible study group in prison.