(The Root) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick received a 28-year prison sentence for corruption on Thursday, bringing a definitive end to the scandal that has rocked the city for years. “I really, really, really messed up,” Kilpatrick said before his sentence was handed down, according to CBS Detroit. “I apologize to the citizens of…

(The Root) — Howard University President Sidney Ribeau is stepping down, expected to officially leave his post at the end of this year.  The news, which broke Tuesday afternoon, came as a shock, even as the university has struggled recently.  Howard alumnus Wayne Frederick, 42, has been named interim president. In 2012, when Frederick was…