The murals will be placed on the safety walls surrounding the race circuit in front of the viewing platforms on Jefferson Avenue, which will be open to fans for free all weekend.
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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Waka Flocka Flame, Xzibit, Twista bringing summer shows to The Aretha
The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre will mark the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with two summer concerts for fans of old school and new school rap.
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Detroit’s Urban Art Orchestra and Dames Brown to play at DSO
North End resident De’Sean Jones talks about his musical journey and Friday night show with some of the ‘baddest musicians in the city’
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NAACP June Jubilee to honor 60th anniversary of MLK Freedom Walk
A series of events that will take place June 22-25, beginning with the Freedom Walk Summit.
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DPSCD support staff say impending layoffs are ‘a smack in the face’
The job reductions come as the district finalizes its budget for the 2023-24 school year. Along with the end of COVID funding, DPSCD is dealing with the impact of enrollment declines and its commitments to raise teacher salaries and curtail rising health care costs.
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Brix Wine starts anew in Detroit’s Rivertown neighborhood
In the five years since her West Village location closed, owner Mikiah Westbrooks has kept busy and launched her own wine brand.
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Detroit education unions rally against proposed DPSCD job cuts
DFT, along with the Detroit Federation of Paraprofessionals and the Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees, rallied outside the school in southwest Detroit to protest the job cuts Detroit Public Schools Community District is considering as its COVID-19 relief funds are running out.
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Literacy nonprofit brings nationally acclaimed authors to Detroit schools
The initiative is operated by Literacy For Kids (LFK), a nonprofit that promotes reading to children across metro Detroit.
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West side says goodbye to once treasured neighborhood school
After shutting its doors in 2009, the building became a target for vandalism and crime, with graffiti-filled walls, broken windows and classrooms scraped clean.
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Detroit nonprofit’s summer camp teaches youth the art of debate
Umoja Debate Team is kicking off a free, eight-week summer camp June 21 for Metro Detroit youth ages 11-14.