Micah Walker writes on a theater group filling a need in Detroit’s youth arts scene.
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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‘Degree Forward’ is making college more accessible for Detroiters
The Detroit-based college program provides affordable, accelerated online classes for people with time limitations or who didn’t excel in traditional school.
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Detroit theater company La Carpa goes back in time for new production
“Lost In Our Roots” looks at Latine history as a group of Gen Z students time travel from the 1400s to the present to meet conquistadors and revolutionaries and visit Spain, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Mexico before coming back home to Detroit.
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Culture Canvas: Calculating ‘The White Bonus’
BridgeDetroit reporter Micah Walker talks with Detroit author and journalist Tracie McMillan about the 8-year process behind her latest book.
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Detroit journalist examines the cash value of racism in new book
Tracie McMillan’s “The White Bonus” examines the way people have benefited financially from white privilege in areas such as homeownership, the prison and public school systems and health care.
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Coming for the NFL Draft? Don’t skip Detroit cultural gems
Arts and culture events happening around the city during NFL Draft weekend include walking tours and museum exhibits.
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Culture Canvas: A new approach to education
Micah Walker writes on a renowned educator’s dynamic curriculum and how hundreds of Metro Detroit teachers will be exposed to the practices.
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Renowned educator Ron Clark, Huntington Bank partner on metro Detroit education initiative
Huntington Bank and acclaimed educator Ron Clark are hosting events in five cities–Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, where teachers can learn about his philosophy and classroom methods.
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Detroit’s Def Sound Studio on path to becoming state’s first hip-hop landmark
If approved, Def Sound joins other studios and music venues in Detroit locally designated as historic, including the Motown Museum, United Sound System Recording Studios, Blue Bird Inn and Underground Resistance Museum.
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Culture Canvas: A ‘backbone’ to the east side
BridgeDetroit’s Micah Walker writes on 40 years of impact at Eastside Community Network, plus a round of upcoming events.