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.
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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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.
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Usher, Boys & Girls Club launch internship program for Detroiters ahead of R&B tour
The singer’s youth organization Usher’s New Look, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Detroit (BGCGD), announced the creation of a new internship program called the “Entertainment Industry Club: Live Touring Edition.”
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DPSCD students to grace Fox Theatre stage for ‘Evening of Fine Arts’
The Detroit Public Schools Community District’s 57th annual An Evening of Fine Arts will feature around 760 students in 27 performances, ranging from jazz and marching bands and orchestras to choirs, dance groups, and a preview from the musical “Once on This Island.”
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‘Teen takeovers’ show need for safe youth spaces. Here’s what Detroit’s doing
The city is gearing up for the rollout of new programs and resources to better connect with young people and is working to engage with City Council, business leaders and other stakeholders in and around the downtown with the hopes of carving out even more opportunities.
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Arts educator Shavonne Coleman makes directorial debut at Detroit Repertory Theatre
The Detroiter made her professional directing debut with “Eclipsed,” which runs through May 17. The play is set in Liberia in 2003 during the end of the Second Liberian Civil War.
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University of Detroit Mercy students create assistive devices to aid disability community
The Faces on Design program brings the University of Detroit Mercy’s engineering and nursing students together to create personalized assistive technology devices for community members with disabilities.
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Detroit educator’s afterschool initiatives help celebrate, inspire city’s youth
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.