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.
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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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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Detroit community rallies behind Gompers as students return to school following stabbing
Detroit school board members, city and state officials, police officers and community leaders came out in full force to support the students.
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New Wayne State program aims to remove college barriers for DPSCD students
Warriors on the Rise, a new enrollment program announced in September, offers guaranteed enrollment to qualified high school juniors at DPSCD.
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Culture Canvas: A tale as old as time in Detroit
Micah talks with Fergie Philippe, who plays Beast in the new production of Beauty and the Beast at the Fisher Theatre through Sunday. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
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Culture Canvas: Celebrating Anishinaabe art
Titled, “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation,” the Detroit Institute of Arts show is one of the largest presentations of contemporary indigenous art in the Midwest.
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Detroit’s Northend Christian CDC honors 25th anniversary with celebration
Northend Christian CDC is hosting its 25th anniversary celebration “Soles in the Garden,” from 3-9 p.m. Saturday at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm.