The offerings at MOCAD are part of a full slate of shows at Detroit’s cultural institutions in Midtown this summer.
Micah Walker
Micah Walker joins the BridgeDetroit team covering the arts and culture and education in the city.
Originally from the metro Detroit area, she is back in her home state after two years in Ohio. Micah was previously a trending/ general assignment reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, where she covered a wide range of areas such as the arts, child care and the homeless population. She was also a general assignment reporter for The Marion Star, covering the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as education and business.
Micah is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, receiving her bachelor’s degree in journalism.
In 2022, Micah was selected as a fellow for the National Press Foundation’s Widening the Pipeline fellowship, a year-long program that offers multimedia and leadership training to early career journalists of color.
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DPSCD steps up security at vacant Cooley High School following vandalism
The weekend vandalism comes days after a pair of community meetings were held by the district to answer questions and gather feedback from residents and alumni, many upset, over a future sports complex that will be built on the site.
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Historic Jackson Home opens at The Henry Ford in Dearborn
The Jackson Home — the former house of Dr. Sullivan Jackson, a dentist, and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, an educator — opens inside Greenfield Village June 12.
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As demolition nears, Cooley High alumni make plea to preserve school’s legacy
Some alums who spoke at meetings organized by the Detroit school district say they want to see more of the historic building saved.
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Benches and pathways? Residents at odds over what future of Voigt Park should look like
Come fall, Voigt Park will look a little different, and not all the neighbors are happy about the changes coming.
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How Detroit parents are searching for new schools amid uncertainty, closures
Four DPSCD schools are closing, and the Barack Obama Leadership Academy charter school is in danger of closing if it can’t find a new authorizer.
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DPSCD moving forward with plan to demolish historic Cooley High School
In 2025, district officials said they would preserve a portion of the Cooley High School building, but the high cost means the building will be demolished.
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Longtime Detroit principal not returning to school after disciplinary incidents, DPSCD says
Jeffery Robinson, principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, will no longer lead the K-8 Afrocentric school due to “several disciplinary incidents and performance concerns,” Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.
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Detroit guide to Movement Music Festival preparties, afterparties
Just as popular as the festival itself are the official and unofficial Movement preparties and afterparties outside Hart Plaza. Bars and clubs across the city participate, from Spkrbox to MotorCity Wine to Northern Lights.
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DPSCD to close Thurgood Marshall school next year, district confirms
Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School on the city’s west side is closing at the end of next school year, DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti confirmed.