Carmichael Cannady Net Worth 2026: Stokey Project CEO, Activist

No reputable outlet has published an estimate of Carlmichael "Stokey" Cannady's net worth. The $20 million figure and the "$8 million a year" income that appeared on this page before had no source, and the income numbers did not even add up (the page gave $8 million a year but $60,000 a month). We have removed them. Cannady, whose first name is often misspelled Carmichael, is a Baltimore entrepreneur and community activist who runs The Stokey Project, has written books about West Baltimore, and ran for mayor of Baltimore in 2020.

What is Carmichael Cannady's net worth?

The Stokey Project is a small private company, and its revenue is not public. Cannady's mayoral campaign did not report personal wealth in any of the coverage we reviewed, and no business publication has estimated his net worth. So this page does not show a figure. The $20 million once shown here is not supported by anything in the public record.

Where his income comes from

• The Stokey Project. He is its founder and CEO. The Daily Record, as republished by Legal News, described it as an entertainment company. A 2026 podcast introduction describes it as a platform for business, marketing, mentoring and entertainment.
• Marketing work. His 2020 candidate profile on WBAL-TV listed his career as CEO of The Stokey Project and marketing manager.
• Books. He is the author of Whitelock City (Volume 1), about Whitelock Street in West Baltimore, and A Penny with a Hole in It, according to retailer listings.

Early life and education

WBAL-TV's candidate profile gives his birth date as February 25, 1970, making him 56 in 2026. He attended Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore and later studied through Ashworth College, an online school. The profile says his first job was delivering newspapers.

A 2026 podcast introduction said his story includes time on the streets and incarceration, and that he turned those experiences into mentoring and community work. The earlier version of this page described a childhood of family tours and nightly reading; that account had no source and has been removed.

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Activism in Baltimore

Cannady became widely known during the unrest in Baltimore in 2015 after the death of Freddie Gray. In May 2015 he appeared on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, saying his group wanted to speak for the city's young people. That month WBAL-TV reported that he was among protesters who briefly blocked highway ramps into Baltimore to demand a meeting with Governor Larry Hogan, and quoted him saying the community was offering solutions, not only complaints. The Afro-American newspaper described him in 2015 as an anti-violence activist.

He has also used his connections to help others get second chances. Legal News reported that in 2017 he introduced a friend, Corey Woodfolk, a formerly incarcerated man who had taught himself law, to defense attorney Ivan Bates. Bates, later elected Baltimore's state's attorney, hired Woodfolk, who went on to become general manager of Bates' law firm.

2020 run for Baltimore mayor

Cannady filed to run in the 2020 Democratic primary for mayor of Baltimore, becoming the seventh candidate to file, WJZ reported. He held a send-off rally at the former Target store at Mondawmin Mall before filing with the state Board of Elections in Annapolis. His platform, as listed by WBAL-TV, covered public safety, education, the economy, transportation, health care and the city's image. Wikipedia describes him in its entry on the race as an anti-violence activist and mediator.

In the June 2020 primary he finished seventh of 24 Democrats with 2,473 votes, or 1.7%, according to Wikipedia's tally of the results. Brandon Scott won the primary with 29.6% and went on to win the general election. At the mid-January 2019 campaign finance deadline, Cannady reported nearly $36,000 on hand, compared with $960,000 for Bernard "Jack" Young and about $840,000 for Thiru Vignarajah, according to Wikipedia. Those campaign accounts are separate from personal wealth, but they give a sense of the scale of his run.

Is Carmichael Cannady married?

We found no reliable source naming a spouse. The earlier version of this page named a wife, but gave no source, and the name has been removed. His height and weight were also unsourced and have been taken out.

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How this page was checked

We used WBAL-TV, WJZ (CBS Baltimore), CNN, the Afro-American, Legal News (from The Daily Record) and podcast listings. His official name in election coverage is Carlmichael Cannady; we kept this page's address, which uses the common misspelling.