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New Orleans, LAamyfstelly.comJoined April 2013

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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
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We are with you and . Carry on. ✊🏽
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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
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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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“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
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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
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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
Present day of same place with google street view
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Check out the book edited w/ and Rebecca Retzlaff w/contributions from Jerry Gonzalez Gilbert Estrada, , Tierra Bills, Jerry Rodriguez, Ruben Anthony Jr. 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
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I am honored.
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"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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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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“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
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For shame!
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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.
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