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Stokely Baksh

Stokely

Stokely Baksh is an audience engagement editor at The Baltimore Banner, where she produces a wide range of multimedia across all social platforms. Before coming to The Banner, she worked at The Baltimore Sun where she headed up their visual journalism blog “The Darkroom” and she was also an adjunct lecturer at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Her work has appeared on ABC World News, Baltimore Sun, PBS’ Need to Know, 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

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.
We tried Wonder, the fastest-growing name in food halls
Wonder food hall, a chain that advertises meals by celebrity chefs, recently opened in Canton. Food reporter Christina Tkacik reviews it.
This 850-pound ball of string from Haussner’s Restaurant can now be yours
This 850-pound ball of string from Haussner’s Restaurant can now be yours
Would you get Costco’s $200 Thanksgiving dinner?
Food reporter Christina Tkacik reviews Costco’s prepackaged Thanksgiving dinner.
Residents urged to evacuate Remington area as 3-alarm fire rages
City officials urged some residents to leave the Remington area as city firefighters are actively fighting a three-alarm fire at a commercial building on Nov. 7
City officials urged some residents to leave the Remington area as city firefighters are actively fighting a three-alarm fire at a commercial building on Nov. 7
Baltimore’s Turnstile earns 5 Grammy nominations
Turnstile’s unforgettable 2025 just got better: The Baltimore hardcore band earned five Grammy nominations.
Turnstile’s unforgettable 2025 just got better: The Baltimore hardcore band earned five Grammy nominations.
Rally slams Baltimore County Exec over ICE agreement
Upward of 100 angry residents and advocates demanded answers and condemned Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s decision to cooperate with ICE.
Upward of 100 angry residents and advocates demanded answers and condemned Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier’s decision to cooperate with ICE.
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