Micah writes on a new mentorship program being offered by City Walls. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
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.
Posted inEducation
Can financial incentives and holding students back improve attendance in Detroit?
Research on attendance incentives is mixed, and some experts worry that such efforts don’t address the family circumstances that lead many students to miss school.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Restoring Detroit’s Old Redford neighborhood
Micah talks with Detroit Blight Busters Founder John George about the 37-year history of his nonprofit and more funding for the group’s work. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
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National nonprofit to bring mentorship program to Detroit high schools
Bottom Line partners with students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds to provide one-on-one mentorship and guidance from their senior year of high school and throughout college.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Detroit’s 2024 arts and culture rewind
BridgeDetroit reporter Micah Walker reflects on some of her top stories of the year.
Posted inArts & Culture
Brightmoor’s holiday sculpture park
The Nutcracker Garden is part of the Brightmoor Lights Holiday Festival, which runs until Jan. 3.
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Detroit’s HBCU offers free design courses
Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design, the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Michigan, is seeking applications for its newest program–PLC Light School.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Bedrock plans ‘innovation district’ for failed jail site in downtown Detroit
Dan Gilbert’s real estate firm will build a 220,000-square-foot Life Science Innovation Building along Gratiot and I-375, serving as a research and outpatient facility for Grand Rapids-based cancer treatment center BAMF Health.
Posted inCulture Canvas
The art of Detroit-centric gift giving
Micah writes about a spot with unique holiday gift finds. Plus the latest arts and culture news and events.
Posted inEducation
DPSCD touts promising gains in AP achievements for high school students
DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti acknowledged 162 high schoolers honored through the 2024 College Board National Recognition Program, which focuses on high-performing, underrepresented students.