In the past three years, Safeway has served around 1,000 people through its autism awareness training, special education support and community events
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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Hannan Center art festival celebrates 100 years of ‘life, even when you mature’
The Hannan Center in Midtown is celebrating its 100th anniversary of providing services and wellness classes to seniors across metro Detroit.
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Culture Canvas: A Brightmoor experiment
Sociologist and housing expert Sharon Cornelissen is set to release “The Last House on the Block,” a book about her experience living in Detroit.
Posted inArts & Culture, Education
DPSCD’s All-City Marching Band performs on global stage in Paris
The embassy invited the band to participate in Detroit Salon, a new arts initiative that highlights Detroit as an emerging global art hub.
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Detroit school board discusses possibility of renaming 2 DPSCD schools
Detroit Public Schools Community District explored the possibility of renaming the former Phoenix Elementary-Middle School and Paul Robeson/Malcolm X Academy.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Fall weekend in Detroit’s new riverfront park
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opens Saturday during this weekend’s Detroit Harvest Fest. Micah has details on what to see and do.
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Foundation honors late Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs with 10-year memorial
The James and Grace Lee Boggs Foundation will honor the legacy of the civil and labor rights activist and author on Saturday during a 10-year memorial at Eastside Community Network. Grace Lee Boggs died Oct. 5, 2015, at the age of 100.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture Canvas
‘Dance and Culture’ conference hits Detroit this weekend
Social justice organization TéMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture is hosting its fifth annual Convening for Dance and Culture Conference on Saturday and Sunday.
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Detroit’s Noel Night is on hiatus as organizers reimagine future of event
Midtown Detroit Inc., announced Wednesday that it’s taking a one-year pause from Noel Night to reimagine the event’s future and ensure that it’s sustainable for years to come.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Culture Canvas: 100 years of the Hannan Center
In the heart of Midtown, near institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum and College for Creative Studies is another cultural facility that often gets overlooked–the Hannan Center.