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People pray near a picture of Pope Francis inside the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Philadelphia.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan leaders reflect on the loss of Pope Francis, a ‘powerful, prophetic and loving voice’

Nargis Rahman, Pat Batcheller April 21, 2025

Several Michigan leaders released statements today in response to the news of Pope Francis' death, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and...

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FILE - Pope Francis pauses during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Associated Press April 21, 2025

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern...

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Jazz musician Roy Ayers, looks on during his workshop with young music artists at Funda Centre in Soweto, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.
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Vibes Eternal: Growing up on Roy Ayers in Detroit

Chris Campbell March 5, 2025

Roy Ayers was more than music. He was a frequency, a wavelength, a pulse embedded in the DNA of Black...

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FILE - Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for her record, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" as singer Isaac Hayes, right, looks on at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 4, 1974.
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Associated Press February 24, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the...

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Celebrated filmmaker David Lynch has died, his family confirmed on social media Thursday.
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David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Associated Press January 16, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland...

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green and gold banners on light posts that read "warrior strong" with the Wayne State "w"
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Former Wayne State governor Paul Massaron dies at 80, university reports

Jenny Sherman January 13, 2025

Paul Massaron, a former member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors twice elected by Michigan voters, has died...

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FILE - President-elect Jimmy Carter leans over to shake hands with some of the people riding the "Peanut Special" to Washington, Jan. 19, 1977. They will travel all night, arriving in Washington in time for Carter's inauguration as president on Jan. 20.
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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

Associated Press December 29, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War,...

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Former WDET Program Director Judy Adams (front and center in red) poses alongside her colleagues at WDET Studios.
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Detroit community mourns loss of former WDET host and veteran radio personality Judy Adams

Jenny Sherman December 26, 2024

WDET staff and listeners are mourning the loss of veteran Detroit radio personality and former WDET Program Director and host...

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FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007.
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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Associated Press December 10, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release...

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Obit Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones, the genius who rewrote the American songbook and gave music its soul, dies at 91

Chris Campbell November 4, 2024

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. has left the building, but let’s be clear — he left it changed. And by changed,...

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FILE - The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, front right; Marlon Jackson, front left; Tito Jackson, back left; Jackie Jackson, back center; and Jermaine Jackson, back right; pose for this undated photo together in Los Angeles.
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Tito Jackson, member of beloved pop group the Jackson 5, dies at 70

Associated Press September 16, 2024

Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was...

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FILE - Bossa Nova piano maestro Sergio Mendes sits for a portrait at his home in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2006.
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Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

Associated Press September 6, 2024

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a...

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