The city put out an open call for a sculptor to create a new statue of the iconic boxer focused on his outside the ring to be displayed along the greenway. Plus, Detroit’s latest arts and culture happenings.
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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‘Bird Box’ author to promote new book at Detroit Public Library
Franklin author Josh Malerman will promote his latest book, “Incidents Around the House,” on Sunday at DPL. But this won’t be a typical book talk.
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Ghostly gathering at Detroit Library
Micah Walker talks with paranormal author and investigator Nicole Beauchamp ahead of an event tonight at Detroit Public Library.
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The journey to revival for Malcolm X’s former Inkster home
BridgeDetroit and American Black Journal on Detroit PBS share the story of a nonprofit’s yearslong quest to restore the home where the civil rights leader lived in the early 1950s.
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Detroit taps rappers, carnival attractions to entice early voters
Early voting kicked of Saturday in Detroit and is underway at 14 sites throughout the city.
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Detroit exhibit uplifts the ‘art’ of conversation
Micah Walker catches up with queer typographer Mark Addison Smith. His exhibition, “You Look Like the Right Type,” is on display through Friday at the College for Creative Studies’ Valade Family Gallery in New Center.
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Honoring an unsung hero in Michigan’s Civil War fight
William Dollarson was a formerly enslaved person who escaped from bondage and became a conductor for the Underground Railroad in Detroit.
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Owner of Detroit’s first Black-owned bookstore made lasting impact in education, activism
Ed Vaughn, known for opening the first Black-owned bookstore in Detroit and serving twice in Michigan’s House of Representatives, died Oct. 8 from pancreatic cancer.
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Brother and sister carry on father’s legacy with preservation of Black art
To raise awareness and money, The Black Canon is hosting its fundraiser “Art of the Ages,” 12- 4 p.m. Sunday at Taylor’d Garden in Livonia.
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A Detroit actor’s ‘juicy’ lead role
Micah Walker has an interview with the star of the Detroit production of the Pulitzer-winning play “Fat Ham,” the latest arts and culture headlines and weekend festivities.