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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

May 4

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Occupy Democrats

@OccupyDemocrats

May 4

BREAKING: Donald Trump defies the explicit orders of the judge in his civil rape case and attacks his alleged victim E Jean Carroll despite being told not to do so. "I have to go back for a woman that made a false accusation about me, and I have a judge who is extremely… Show more

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

May 2

This is pitiful. Gutting the education system is not the answer. You don’t get richer or better that way. We’ve got to do better.

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Democracy and trains

@wingedisis

May 1

Nobody

Hates

Louisiana

The

Louisiana

Legislature

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The Black great-grandaughter of the 27th president is looking to make some history of her own in Washington, D.C., reports

@MattLaslo

rawstory.com

Patricia Taft is the Black great-granddaughter of a U.S. president — and she's taking on Washington

Unsung first ladies are the true ‘badasses’ inspiring her push to link history with the urgency of now.

We are with you

and

. Carry on. ✊🏽

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The Black Wall Street Times

@TheBWSTimes

Apr 23

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Protesters calling for gun safety legislation were blocked from bringing caskets inside Tennessee’s Capitol, but a recently reinstated legislator escorted an infant-sized casket inside before he was barred from carrying... theblackwallsttimes.com/2023/04/18/gun

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Apr 9

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Occupy Democrats

@OccupyDemocrats

Apr 8

BREAKING: The New York Times declares that there are “numerous signs” that Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and “perhaps a dozen or more of Trump’s allies” will be criminally charged by Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis for trying to steal Biden’s win — and that the charges can come as… Show more

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Citizens of New Orleans, we need an explanation. The #arithmetic is off. The #reasoning is #suspect. #smh #pretzellogic.👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 twitter.com/jdfromthe504/s

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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Mar 13

She grew up in the shadow of the Claiborne overpass. Now she wants it gone. nola.com/news/environme via

@nolanews

Thanks for the Q&A

@mikejsmith504

nola.com

She grew up in the shadow of the Claiborne overpass. Now she wants it gone.

Amy Stelly says the elevated highway has torn apart the neighborhood. She also notes the sordid racial history of such projects.

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Mar 7

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Leanna First-Arai

@firstarai

Mar 7

“You need to be reaching out to your city councilor and your mayor and your state representative and asking them, ‘Is someone responsible for all of this federal money? Who is it? Can I talk to them?’” feat. @danagleeson @weact4ej @amyfstelly ++ bit.ly/3mnC79F

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Mar 1

Billions Are Available to Tackle Environmental Racism. Where Is the Money Going? - Truthout. Great read.

truthout.org

Billions Are Available to Tackle Environmental Racism. Where Is the Money Going?

Under-resourced communities of color are struggling to access funding supposedly allotted for environmental justice.

Excellence is a habit. #Aristotle #Excellence #Motivation

#PlacemakingWeekendNOLA is underway with yours and conversations with

@amyfstelly

and

@BikeEasy

! #PlacemakingNOLA #PlacemakingUS #Placemaking

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Ryan Reft

@ryanreft

Jan 31

Out today, Justice and the Interstates w/ @ewokandroll, Rebecca Retzlaff @shigashide @SarahJoPeterson, Jerry Gonzalez, Gilbert Estrada, @amyfstelly, Tierra Bills, Jerry Rodriguez, Ruben Anthony Jr. @kylekshelton, Jocelyn Zanzot: islandpress.org/books/justice-… @IslandPress

Claiborne Avenue was a thriving corridor in a black neighborhood known for its large gorgeous Southern live oak trees and green space. It's now a highway underpass, and the street grid has been destroyed. Just cruel and racist, and the Claiborne Highway needs to be removed ASAP.

North Claiborne Avenue, near the intersection with Urusulines Avenue, seen in 1947. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection

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Present day of same place with google street view

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Check out the book edited w/

@ewokandroll

and Rebecca Retzlaff w/contributions from

@shigashide

@SarahJoPeterson

Jerry Gonzalez Gilbert Estrada,

@amyfstelly

, Tierra Bills, Jerry Rodriguez, Ruben Anthony Jr.

@kylekshelton

Jocelyn Zanzot: islandpress.org/books/justice-

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"Although planners knew early on that the interstates could disproportionately harm urban communities of color, officials made policy choices that cemented stark racial divides," writes @ryanreft. washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Jan 6

I am honored.

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Steve Goldbloom

@stevegoldbloom

Jan 6

"When you put an interstate through a neighborhood, you invite people to go through a neighborhood. They don't stop...Those interstates have wrecked our lives." #NOLA Urban Planner @amyfstelly on the impact of land use decisions via #BriefButSpectacular

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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Dec 31, 2022

Letters: LaToya Cantrell is too weak to lead: Let's focus on who can take New Orleans forward. nola.com/opinions/lette via

@nolanews

From someone who knows the heart and soul of the “old” New Orleans. It sucks when it’s too dangerous for your children to come home. 💔

nola.com

Letters: LaToya Cantrell is too weak to lead: Let's focus on who can take New Orleans forward.

My post is not a personal attack on Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

#twitterstorians especially those doing slavery & freedom histories, please take a look & donate to the Black women’s org The United Order of Tents w roots back to the Underground Railroad. Their historic Brooklyn building is under threat. Fwd widely gofundme.com/f/f9fzn-help-p

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#PlacemakingWeekendNOLA! Feb 2-6, 2023 Let's explore 300 years of #placemaking in one of America's most culture-rich, historic, musical and life-filled cities! mailchi.mp/93a485e2d969/p

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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Dec 20, 2022

It truly was an honor to join my colleagues and share the

@ClaiborneAvenue

story. Many thanks to

@IslandPress

for the opportunity.

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Steven Higashide

@shigashide

Dec 20, 2022

I was honored to join advocates, researchers, and practitioners like @SarahJoPeterson @amyfstelly @kylekshelton to help illuminate the past and chart a path forward. Learn more and pre-order here: islandpress.org/books/justice-!

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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Dec 5, 2022

Great Job on JournalismJobs.com journalismjobs.com/job-listing/16

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Nov 21, 2022

I just signed this petition on OrganizeFor with

@ColorOfChange

. Will you join me? #O4 campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/make via

@ColorOfChange

campaigns.organizefor.org

Make November 14th New Orleans Four Day Nationwide

Segregation is happening all over again in schools across America. Segregation perpetuates the School -to-Prison-Pipeline and we must stop it in its tracks! The New Orleans Four, at 6-years...

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Today’s (11.17.22) Public Statement by Residents of #GordonPlaza • GordonPlaza.com • Please watch & listen & share ✊🏿

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Residents of GORDON PLAZA Press Statement, 11/17/2022

Today’s

climate piece perfectly frames why I entered the PSC race: to put people over utility company profits, advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s climate goals, & transition Louisiana to a new energy economy. Check it out!

washingtonpost.com

Analysis | This obscure runoff race could help shape state climate action

In Louisiana, a runoff election for a seat on an obscure regulatory body — the state Public Service Commission — could have big implications for efforts to cut the nation’s planet-warming emissions.

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Nov 4, 2022

On pernt. twitter.com/Hurricane__Dam

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This is unacceptable

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I walked into a New Orleans gift shop to find a section featuring Hitler figurines. Later I called them to talk about antisemitism and racism. It did not go well.

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ICYMI: “There’s really only one option” when it comes to the #ClaiborneExpressway in #NewOrleans. Great talk with

New Orleans’ Claiborne Expressway: “There’s Really Only One Option”

A talk with former Councilmember Kristin Palmer about the troubled highway.

True.

said to

that the Claiborne Expressway is past its useful life. He also said, “You’re starting to see the rapid rate of the deterioration of that system.” Check out the people’s plan for Reconnecting Communities at ClaiborneAvenueAlliance.com

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Common Edge

@CommEdgeCollab

Oct 28, 2022

“There’s really only one option” when it comes to the #ClaiborneExpressway in #NewOrleans. Great talk with @kristingpalmer. #LouisianaDOTD @amyfstelly @SecretaryPete @RepTroyCarter bit.ly/3DcZCXF

Check out the

community-driven plan at claiborneavenueallaince.com Click on the link to our Reconnecting Communities submission.

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Common Edge

@CommEdgeCollab

Oct 26, 2022

When it comes to the #ClaiborneExpressway in #NewOrleans “there’s really only one option.” A talk with @kristingpalmer. #LouisianaDOTD @amyfstelly @gadboislensnola bit.ly/3DcZCXF

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Oct 26, 2022

Wow!

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Virginia Hanusik

@virginiahanusik

Oct 25, 2022

if you’re wondering how insanely low the Mississippi River is right now here’s me on a massive sand dune in the middle of it near rosedale, mississippi

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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Oct 17, 2022

Funny story 😁

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Claiborne Avenue Alliance

@ClaiborneAvenue

Oct 17, 2022

This is why you shouldn’t create #stroads. People laugh at you. twitter.com/nomorefreeways…

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Oct 3, 2022

💕Listen…

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Robert the Low Vibrational Contemplative

@robertjmonson

Oct 1, 2022

Y’all want to know what’s brightening my day? Well…some soothing beauty from these precious Black children

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Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Sep 29, 2022

To heal highway harms, Buttigieg needs bold thinking | CNU

cnu.org

To heal highway harms, Buttigieg needs bold thinking

Entrenched state departments of transportation dedicated to highway building threaten to capture Reconnecting Communities grant funds to continue harm — not undo it.

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Sep 5, 2022

For shame!

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Tacoma Mike

@mgb5000

Sep 3, 2022

Replying to @nomorefreeways and @spindlypete

They just spent TWENTY TWO YEARS and $1.4B rebuilding the I-5 interchange in downtown Tacoma. TWENTY TWO YEARS traffic has crawled through construction zones while our tax money was thrown down a contracting rat hole with presumably a bunch of politicians feeding at the bottom.

Amy Stelly

@amyfstelly

Aug 21, 2022

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Campaigning to Get Rid of an Urban Highway The work continues.

strongtowns.org

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Campaigning to Get Rid of an Urban Highway

Amy Stelly is advocating to remove a harmful highway in her New Orleans neighborhood.

Amy Stelly is an urban planner and artist who has been fighting to remove the highway disrupting her community near the heart of New Orleans. In this week's Bottom-Up Revolution, she shares advice with others trying to do the same.

@amyfstelly

strongtowns.org

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Campaigning to Get Rid of an Urban Highway

Amy Stelly is advocating to remove a harmful highway in her New Orleans neighborhood.