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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.

The latest from Stokely Baksh

16 Maryland-themed Valentine’s Day cards that will make you smarter
There’s a card here for your special Maryland bae, your AI companion (that’s a thing now), and your mom.
Monks bring ‘Walk for Peace’ to Maryland’s state capital
After a more than 2,000-mile journey, the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara led a group of Buddhist monks on a walk for peace to the Maryland State House.
After a more than 2,000-mile journey, the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara led a group of Buddhist monks on a walk for peace to the Maryland State House.
Gov. Moore pushes for senate vote on new redistricting map
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, in his annual State of the State speech, made a direct appeal to state senators to vote on a new map of congressional boundaries.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, in his annual State of the State speech, made a direct appeal to state senators to vote on a new map of congressional boundaries.
Washington County declares support for proposed ICE detention facility
Protestors both inside and outside the hearing room jeered and blew whistles after the commission voted in favor of it.
Protestors both inside and outside the hearing room jeered and blew whistles after the commission voted in favor of it.
Watch the A.V. Sandusky break ice in the Chesapeake Bay
An icy channel is opened up by the A.V. Sandusky in Spa Creek in Annapolis.
An icy channel is opened up by the A.V. Sandusky in Spa Creek in Annapolis.
So, where does all of this snow go?
It’s the first time the city has rented a melter — kind of a non-relaxing hot tub — since 29 inches fell in 2016.
It’s the first time the city has rented a melter — kind of a non-relaxing hot tub — since 29 inches fell in 2016.
Inside the sprint to distribute road salt after a snowstorm
It’s a multimodal dance to get shiploads of salt from northern Chile’s Atacama Desert to wintry roads in the mid-Atlantic.
It’s a multimodal dance to get shiploads of salt from northern Chile’s Atacama Desert to wintry roads in the mid-Atlantic.
Washington County: DHS plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped
A sprawling new immigration detention facility is planned for Western Maryland, and there appears to be little local officials can do to block it.
A sprawling new immigration detention facility is planned for Western Maryland, and there appears to be little local officials can do to block it.
Winter Storm Fern drops snow around Maryland
Snowy scenes around Maryland taken by Banner staff and freelancers.
Snowy scenes around Maryland taken by Banner staff and freelancers.
The snowball fight that wasn't
Sometimes the powder is just off.
Sometimes the powder is just off.
Gov. Wes Moore declares state of emergency ahead of winter storm
Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency and warned Marylanders to take this weekend’s winter storm seriously.
Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency and warned Marylanders to take this weekend’s winter storm seriously.
Emmy winner Lena Waithe’s theater debut had to be in Baltimore
Emmy winner Lena Waithe could have taken her debut play to bigger, glitzier cities. But those locations don’t have Stevie Walker-Webb.
Emmy winner Lena Waithe could have taken her debut play to bigger, glitzier cities. But those locations don’t have Stevie Walker-Webb.
Maryland House speaker discusses immigration legislation
House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk weighed in on immigration, an issue lawmakers will tackle this session.
The Banner recently caught up with Gov. Wes Moore
The Banner's politics team spoke with Gov. Wes Moore, ahead of the Maryland General Assembly's Opening Day.
The Banner's politics team spoke with Gov. Wes Moore, ahead of the Maryland General Assembly's Opening Day.
TSA Choir at BWI is going viral with their rendition of a Mariah Carey classic
Travelers are responding with glee to the TSA Choir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Travelers are responding with glee to the TSA Choir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The state’s district court commissioner system has few safeguards and can wreck people’s lives
Tahirah Williams’ life changed forever after a neighbor sought criminal charges against her. This is her story.
Tahirah Williams’ life changed forever after a neighbor sought criminal charges against her. This is her story.
Locked up on a person’s word?
In Maryland, anyone can seek criminal charges on their own without the involvement of a police officer or a prosecutor.
In Maryland, anyone can seek criminal charges on their own without the involvement of a police officer or a prosecutor.
What's Baltimore's connection to literary icon Jane Austen?
It's Jane Austen's 250th birthday this year. Take a look at how Baltimore has been celebrating the queen of romance and wit all year long.
It's Jane Austen's 250th birthday this year. Take a look at how Baltimore has been celebrating the queen of romance and wit all year long.
Meet the beetle brigade saving East Coast evergreens
Maryland is breeding an army of predator beetles born to hunt a vampiric pest that is killing the region's eastern hemlocks.
Maryland is breeding an army of predator beetles born to hunt a vampiric pest that is killing the region's eastern hemlocks.
Have you ever used a vintage Chambers stove? We got a demonstration.
There are more familiar ways to roast a Thanksgiving turkey, but around these old ovens are love stories.
There are more familiar ways to roast a Thanksgiving turkey, but around these old ovens are love stories.
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