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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
How Michigan schools are teaching the Israel-Hamas war
For teachers and students, talking about the deadly conflict can be emotional and fraught. Teachers say they aim to provide facts and give students space to express their feelings. But they are under a microscope.
Posted inBusiness, Civic and Community Information
TechTown in Detroit, DEGC named entrepreneurial hubs to support small businesses
TechTown and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation are among 27 establishments across the state that received the small business hub designation.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Culture Canvas: More space for Pewabic
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Posted inArts & Culture
Pewabic Pottery expands east side roots with purchase of vacant home
Pewabic Pottery is continuing to show its commitment to the east side by purchasing the house behind its studio and store on Jefferson Avenue.
Posted inArts & Culture
More money, more prizes for Kresge Artist Fellowship
Artists living in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have until Jan. 18 to submit applications for the program, with the award increasing from $25,000 to $40,000.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Culture Canvas: A jazz and gospel remix
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Posted inArts & Culture
Detroit Opera return of ‘Too Hot to Handel’ unites music lovers
The Rackham Choir is bringing the classic gospel and jazz adaptation of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ back to the Detroit Opera after a four-year pandemic hiatus.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Room Project’ provided rare space for Detroit artist community
Detroit writers and artists say Room Project helped fill the infrastructure gap for hometown creatives to gather.