This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Original Four president Wendell
Jackson talks to Action Jackson about how the club emerged from another
group, how this year was supposed to be an important anniversary
celebration, why they originally started stepping out from Armstro...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
Shantrell Simms, president of Lady Wales Social & Pleasure Club. She
shares how she first started second lining, why it's important for clubs and
groups to work together, the parade years that real...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
Scully Well of the Uptown Swingers. This is one of the most emotional and
passionate Takin' It To The Streets interviews to date as Scully discusses
the recent passing of Uptown Swingers president ...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
Good Fellas' Raynold Fenelon to talk about how floats and modern music are
impacting second line culture, how it feels to cancel this year's parade, why
he's willing to spend a lot of his own money...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Men of Class president Tony Hookfin
talks to Action Jackson about when he first started in second lines, how the
pandemic has delayed celebrating a big anniversary, what goes into picking a
king and queen, and much more "behind the sce...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson is joined on the
phone by Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and Big Queen Laurita Dollis of the Wild
Magnolias. They discuss the intricate process of making suits, the role
signals play when they parade, the huge impact Big Chief ...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Family Ties founder Tyrone Brooks
talks to Action Jackson about how he's looking forward to the club's 20th
anniversary, how colors are chosen for parades, how he first got involved
with second lines, and more! Hear the whole interview...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson
talks to Action Jackson about how the culture has helped her deal with
depression, the steps that were taken to give a Counsel Chief Joseph
Jenkins a proper sendoff amid the pandemic, and much more....
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, DJ Jubilee gets on the phone with
WWOZ's Action Jackson to discuss his latest music project, his efforts to
mentor the younger generation, the roles he plays with Young Men Olympians
and Zulu, and much more! Listen in at the player bel...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
George "The Bone Man" Quinn, the original 7th Ward boneman. Quinn shares what
his role is in Mardi Gras and says that being the boneman gives him something
to live for. This takes on a deeper meani...
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