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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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, rapper Angela "Cheeky Blakk" Woods
talks to Action Jackson about her experiences working in healthcare, getting
her start in second lines, creating a very famous dance move, and much more!
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Devin Dewulf of the Krewe of Red
Beans gets on the phone with Action Jackson about their efforts to buy
groceries for the city's older culture bearers, how the effort is employing
some out-of-work musicians, what you can do to support ...
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This Sunday would've been the start of the 2020-21 second line season,
kicking off, as always, with the Valley of Silent Men parade.
This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
Valley of the Silent Men President Leon Anderson Jr. to talk abo...
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COVID-19 has impacted the New Orleans cultural communities deeply. This week
on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with Robert
Starks, business manager of the Big Nine Social and Pleasure Club, and
his wife, Belida. Starks tested positive for coronav...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, WWOZ's Action Jackson gets on the
phone with Ezell Hines, president of Uptown Swingers, to talk about how
the group got its name, how parades have changed over the years, why groups
should work together to keep the second line culture ...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Landry Walker High School Band
Director Wilbert Rawlins gets on the phone with WWOZ's Action Jackson to
talk about how he got into teaching, the benefits of music education, the
perks that come with being in a successful brass band, an...
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