Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was back in the spotlight on Sunday as he preached to a packed church in Detroit.

Kwame Kilpatrick preached Sunday morning at Historic Little Rock Baptist Church.

DETROIT – Carmen Harlan was one of the first people in Detroit to publicly say that Kwame Kilpatrick had to go. The former Detroit mayor will be released from prison after serving seven years of a 28-year sentence for his role in a major corruption scandal after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence late Tuesday night. UPDATE: US releases former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prisonHarlan retired from WDIV in 2016 after nearly 40 years in broadcast news. RELATED: Detroit reporters who covered corruption scandal offer insight after Kwame Kilpatrick’s commutation“As we age, I would hope we can see things in a bigger perspective and that is that people change,” Harlan said. He’s certainly had a lot of time to think about it.”RELATED: Carmen Harlan’s final newscast: ‘It’s been a wonderful, wonderful ride’More: Kwame Kilpatrick section

DETROIT – People across Metro Detroit have different opinions on former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s prison sentence. UPDATE: US releases former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prisonWhen Kilpatrick rose to the office of mayor, it was absolutely electric. His opinion of Detroit was contagious, it could be felt in the neighborhoods and a coming commerce. In the days of COVID, it’s difficult to go out and take the pulse of the people on the commutation of Kilpatrick’s 28 year sentence to 7 years. RELATED: ‘The Kwame Kilpatrick rollercoaster ride’ -- The rise and fall of former Detroit mayorThere was talk that Kwame could have been Governor or even President.

DETROIT – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison after serving seven years of a 28-year sentence for his role in a major corruption scandal after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence late Tuesday night. UPDATE: US releases former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prisonKilpatrick was hoping for a pardon -- a complete dismissal of the conviction as if it had never happened. The official executive grant of clemency for the former Detroit mayor was signed by Trump on Jan. 13. “President Trump commuted the sentence of the former Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Malik Kilpatrick. More: Kwame Kilpatrick section

DETROIT – Before Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 federal felonies, he served as Detroit’s mayor from 2002-08. RELATED: Detroit reporter recalls ‘magnetic’ Kwame Kilpatrick’s rise and fallThe ambitious Cass Tech graduate had a knack for connecting with people. In 1998, Kwame Kilpatrick was elected minority floor leader for the Michigan Democratic Party. At 31, Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor of Detroit when elected. Miller provided information that strengthened the federal case against Kilpatrick.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick speaks at the Welcome to Detroit press conference at the Super Bowl XL Media Center at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan on January 30, 2006. And that’s the contextual backdrop for Kwame Kilpatrick in my long experience with this city. That, too, is the contextual backdrop for Kwame Kilpatrick. But when Kwame Kilpatrick was elected mayor, it was absolutely electric. Kwame Kilpatrick remains an enigma.

DETROIT - OCTOBER 28: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears in Wayne County Circuit Court for his sentencing October 28, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)DETROIT – On March 11, 2013, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering. Kwame Kilpatrick and Bernard Kilpatrick hug in Detroit court on March 11, 2013. Ferguson and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick were convicted on federal racketeering charges. Bernard Kilpatrick, Kwame Kilpatrick's father, is accused of public corruption along with Victor Mercado, his son Kwame and Bobby Ferguson.

(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)DETROIT – On March 11, 2013, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering. I don’t have any comment,” Kwame Kilpatrick said to reporters while walking out of court that day. Kwame Kilpatrick and Bernard Kilpatrick hug in Detroit court on March 11, 2013. Ferguson and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick were convicted on federal racketeering charges. Bernard Kilpatrick, Kwame Kilpatrick's father, is accused of public corruption along with Victor Mercado, his son Kwame and Bobby Ferguson.