The educator takes on multiple projects when he’s not working as a counselor, including afterschool programs for Black boys and men and a documentary on two Detroit students.
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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Exhibits at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, Ferndale gallery show the diversity of ceramics
Detroit artist Austen Brantley’s exhibit at M Contemporary Art in Ferndale runs until April 11, while the CCS exhibit, “Echoes: Alumni Voices in Clay,” is running until April 18.
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‘Lion King’ actor reflects on Mufasa role as musical wraps up its run in Detroit
David D’Lancy Wilson has been performing as Mufasa since joining the American tour cast in November.
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Final sale: After serving generations, Detroit icon Dittrich Furs nears the end
As one of Detroit’s oldest businesses, Dittrich Furs has become embedded in the city’s culture, especially its Black culture.
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Detroit artist’s health scare inspires therapeutic coloring book
The 40-page coloring book “It’s Okay” by Jonathan Harris follows two Black adults from birth to old age and the various decisions they make throughout their lives.
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Detroit 5th grader uplifts Black culture one viral video at a time
Rosie told BridgeDetroit that her first video came to life in preschool when she had a Black History Project on Rosa Parks.
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Detroit public schools have a new visitor check-in policy. What to know
Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the program, which will require visitors to present ID and be photographed, will replace paper sign-in sheets.
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Historian Dan Austin launches fund to preserve Detroit’s past and help build its future
The Austin Past & Future Fund is an endowment for the architectural history website, HistoricDetroit.org, and will raise money to offer college scholarships to Detroit youth.
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Detroit illustrator goes viral for drawing of ‘Sinners’ star Wunmi Mosaku
Detroit artist DeAnn Wiley was inspired to create the illustration after a drawing days prior of Mosaku in the New Yorker, with muted features and dressed in a blue suit jacket and dress pants, garnered online backlash.
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DPSCD operating millage proposal set to appear on August ballot
DPSCD will ask voters to support its collection of an 18-mill levy, which has been collected by Detroit Public Schools and last renewed by voters in 2024.