The scholarship will become available starting in the 2024–25 school year and provide an annual award of $50,000 over four years to one CCS student.
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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Culture Canvas: Fall fun in the D
BridgeDetroit’s art and culture digest
Posted inArts & Culture
Pumpkin patch party to bring fall fun to Detroit’s east side
The party will take place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offer family-friendly games, music, a bounce house and food from East African restaurant Baobab Fare.
Posted inArts & Culture
For Dance Theatre of Harlem, Detroit is ‘second home’
The Dance Theatre of Harlem to perform Saturday and Sunday shows at the Detroit Opera House.
Posted inEducation
Vitti talks chronic absenteeism, student performance at ‘State of Schools’
In a wide-ranging address, Vitti touched on DPSCD improvements since he took the job in 2017–increasing teacher salaries, investing in art and music after cuts during emergency management and the facility master plan.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Detroit casino workers go on strike demanding better pay, benefits
MotorCity Casino, MGM Grand Detroit and Hollywood Casino at Greektown in Detroit remain open. But a prolonged strike could threaten revenues of both the city and the state.
Posted inEducation
Detroit school board approves demolition deal for old Foch Middle School
The Detroit Public Schools Community District approved a $2.6 million contract with Detroit-based Adamo Group to begin razing Foch in December.
Posted inEducation
Detroit special ed aides call for increased hourly pay
DPSCD has been in negotiations since March with a union representing support staff.
Posted inEducation
Demo of old Foch Middle School would make way for Southeastern expansion
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is nearing a contract to demolish the long shuttered school on the city’s east side. Some neighbors want the building to be spared.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Culture Canvas: Honoring Tejano music in Michigan
Detroit’s arts and culture digest.