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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 inArts & Culture
Detroit Black Film Festival elevates growing indie scene
The five-day festival features 74 films and runs through Sunday.
Posted inArts & Culture
State marker to honor influence of the Tejano ‘soundscape’ in Detroit
The Michigan Music Hall of Fame and the Martin H. Solis Jr. Tejano Association will dedicate a historical marker Friday in southwest Detroit honoring the arrival and influence of Tejano music in Michigan.
Posted inEducation
Detroit schools are struggling with enrollment. Here’s what they’re doing
Marketing, events and outreach remain key in attracting and keeping students in Detroit’s charters and public schools.
Posted inArts & Culture
New collective aims to address inequities in Detroit youth art programs
The Detroit Youth Arts Providers Network, a group of youth arts providers in the city, assists arts organizations and programs with visibility and access to resources, funding and opportunities.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture Canvas
Culture Canvas: Poetry, music and the Blue Bird Inn
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Posted inArts & Culture
InsideOut brings celebration of poetry to Detroit riverfront
InsideOut Literary Arts is hosting its second poetry and music festival If the River Could Sing: A Celebration of Writing and River with InsideOut 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Robert Valade Park.
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Blue Bird Inn restoration aims to entertain new generation of Detroiters
The nonprofit Detroit Sound Conservancy will host a groundbreaking ceremony and barbecue Sunday to kick off a rehabilitation project that seeks to restore the club to its former glory and incorporate new features, too.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Laura Dickerson continues family tradition of union work as UAW regional director
Dickerson, 53, of Farmington Hills, is carrying on her father’s passion for helping others with her role as Region 1A director for the UAW. She is the first Black woman to be in the position.
Posted inEducation
Detroit students show slight gains on Michigan’s M-STEP standardized test
The percentage of Detroit Public Schools Community District students and students in city charters who achieved grade-level proficiency on the M-STEP exam was up in most grades and subject areas.