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Stokely Baksh

Stokely

Stokely Baksh is an audience engagement editor at The Baltimore Banner, where she produces multimedia content across all social platforms. Before coming to The Banner, she worked at The Baltimore Sun, where she headed up the visual journalism blog The Darkroom, and she was an adjunct lecturer at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Her work has appeared on “ABC World News” and PBS’ “Need to Know,” and in The Baltimore Sun, Mother Jones and the Wall Street Journal. She is also a co-producer of two independent investigative immigration projects. She lives in Baltimore County with her husband, two kids, and a pony-sized dog.

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Why does it take months to get a trash can?
“Can someone tell me why it takes 1/3 OF A YEAR to get a replacement recycling bin?” one Baltimore resident lamented on Reddit in February. Because Baltimore.
“Can someone tell me why it takes 1/3 OF A YEAR to get a replacement recycling bin?” one Baltimore resident lamented on Reddit in February.
 Because Baltimore.
Who is Dr. Shadyfellow?
Olafur Nelson, also known as Dr. Shadyfellow, performs 19th-century battlefield medicine during the Defenders’ Day living history demonstrations in Fort Howard.
Olafur Nelson, also known as Dr. Shadyfellow, performs 19th-century battlefield medicine during the Defenders’ Day living history demonstrations in Fort Howard.
Hundreds climb stairs at M&T Bank Stadium to honor those killed on 9/11
About 500 people came together at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday for the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.
About 500 people came together at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday for the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.
Roman Space Telescope launches into space
The bus-sized telescope that was built in Maryland will seek out planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos.
The bus-sized telescope that was built in Maryland will seek out planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos.
Here are 8 new foods to try at the Maryland State Fair
The Maryland State Fair is back and we checked out 8 new foods that are part of the fair's annual food competition. Read the full review.
The Maryland State Fair is back and we checked out 8 new foods that are part of the fair's annual food competition. Read the full review.
Special session: Maryland lawmakers will lay groundwork for redistricting
State lawmakers are slated to return to Annapolis this week for a special session on a constitutional change that could help reshape congressional districts.
State lawmakers are slated to return to Annapolis this week for a special session on a constitutional change that could help reshape congressional districts.
Video shows chaotic seconds before MTA bus slams into Pikesville building
Video shows an MTA bus moments before it slammed into a building during a multivehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
Video shows an MTA bus moments before it slammed into a building during a multivehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
More than 30 injured, one critically, after MTA bus crash in Pikesville
Baltimore Co. fire crews responded to the scene of a major accident in Pikesville after a bus crashed into a building Wednesday.
Baltimore Co. fire crews responded to the scene of a major accident in Pikesville after a bus crashed into a building Wednesday.
I went for a driverless ride in San Francisco
Driverless vehicles are coming. It’s inevitable, writes columnist Rick Hutzell.
Driverless vehicles are coming. It’s inevitable, writes columnist Rick Hutzell.
Sail250 at sunset
Drone video and photos from Sail250 taken on June 28, 2026.
Drone video and photos from Sail250 taken on June 28, 2026.
These musical chairs hit the right note
For nearly a year, Dan Ortiz Leizman has been outfitting ubiquitous plastic chairs known as Monoblocs with harp strings, tuning pegs, mics and pedals.
For nearly a year, Dan Ortiz Leizman has been outfitting ubiquitous plastic chairs known as Monoblocs with harp strings, tuning pegs, mics and pedals.
Dan Cox wins GOP primary for governor
For a Republican to win a statewide office, they must sway a significant portion of Democrats and unaffiliated voters. Dan Cox on how he'll win over voters.
For a Republican to win a statewide office, they must sway a significant portion of Democrats and unaffiliated voters. Dan Cox on how he'll win over voters.
Moore encourages Marylanders to vote as he casts his ballot
Gov. Wes Moore and wife Dawn Moore cast their ballots in the Democratic primary at Bates Middle School in Annapolis.
Gov. Wes Moore and wife Dawn Moore cast their ballots in the Democratic primary at Bates Middle School in Annapolis.
NASA’s next big mission is a space telescope built and operated in Maryland
In the not-too-distant future, NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket.
In the not-too-distant future, NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket.
H&S Bakery truck driver seeks answers after United Airlines plane crash
The truck driver’s attorney is demanding answers from United Airlines and aviation authorities
The truck driver’s attorney is demanding answers from United Airlines and aviation authorities
Gov. Wes Moore launches reelection campaign
Gov. Wes Moore kicked off his reelection campaign with a high-energy Baltimore rally.
Gov. Wes Moore kicked off his reelection campaign with a high-energy Baltimore rally.
Man recorded peering in apartment window in Towson
After reporting that men had repeatedly peered in their windows at an apartment complex, Towson roommates share video.
After reporting that men had repeatedly peered in their windows at an apartment complex, Towson roommates share video.
Protesters across Maryland take to the streets for May Day
Across the region, protesters targeted issues including policing, energy prices and immigration enforcement.
Across the region, protesters targeted issues including policing, energy prices and immigration enforcement.
Why senior activists are protesting the Trump administration
Senior activists with The B'more Wednesday Movement have been protesting the Trump administration every Wednesday for over a year.
Senior activists with The B'more Wednesday Movement have been protesting the Trump administration every Wednesday for over a year.
Coolest iPhone video ever?
From orbit on Artemis II, astronaut Reid Wiseman captured something few humans will ever see: Earth slipping behind the Moon, an “Earthset.”⁠ Shot on an iPhone.
From orbit on Artemis II, astronaut Reid Wiseman captured something few humans will ever see: Earth slipping behind the Moon, an “Earthset.”⁠ Shot on an iPhone.
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