Micah Walker
Arts, Culture and Education Reporter at BridgeDetroit
Arts and culture/education reporter @BridgeDet313. Formerly @dispatchalerts, @themarionstar. @UM_Dearborn alumna. Send story ideas to [email protected]
Articles
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1 week ago |
bridgedetroit.com | Micah Walker |Lauren Abdel-Razzaq
For Yusef Bunchy Shakur, the Mama Akua Community House is an extension of the life he has rebuilt for himself over the past 24 years. Within a two-story, mint green house in Detroit’s Northwest Goldberg neighborhood, the community center is unapologetically Black. Civil rights activists like Harriet Tubman, Ella Baker and Assata Shakur dominate the black and white wallpaper near the front entrance.
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1 week ago |
bridgedetroit.com | Micah Walker |Christine Ferretti
Hey Detroiters, welcome back to Culture Canvas! The Library Street Collective is gearing up for the opening of “Beneath Our Feet,” a new exhibit by Detroit artists LaKela Brown and Mario Moore centered on land stewardship, Black home ownership, food sovereignty, cultural heritage and legacy. The show, featuring a mix of painting and sculpture work, will be on display at the downtown Detroit gallery through July 30. An opening reception is at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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2 weeks ago |
bridgedetroit.com | Micah Walker |Christine Ferretti
Hey Detroiters, welcome back to Culture Canvas! Emily Kaczmarek, the writer of Detroit Public Theatre’s latest play, “Soft Target,” talked with me about the new production, which follows nine-year-old Amanda and her toys: stuffed penguin Jonah, American Girl Doll Molly, trusted Diary, and newcomer Ugly–a weighted “emotional support” bunny. While Amanda’s bedroom was once the place for fun and games, it’s now a place of nightmares for the girl as she processes the trauma from a school shooting.
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3 weeks ago |
chalkbeat.org | Micah Walker |Bridge Detroit
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The niece of a renowned Detroit educator and historian is asking the city’s school board to champion a proposal to ensure her aunt’s legacy endures as officials plan to close a school named after her. The Detroit Public Schools Community District board discussed the Catherine C. Blackwell Institute at its meeting this week.
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3 weeks ago |
bridgedetroit.com | Micah Walker |Christine Ferretti
The niece of a renowned Detroit educator and historian is asking the city’s school board to champion a proposal to ensure her aunt’s legacy endures as officials plan to close a school named after her. The Detroit Public Schools Community District board discussed the Catherine C. Blackwell Institute at its meeting this week.
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