This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Fred Johnson of the Black Men of Labor
talks to Action Jackson about a program that helps first-time homebuyers, why
the club's parade is now in October instead of Labor Day Weekend, putting
parade preparations on hold amid the pandemi...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, the Original Men Buckjumpers president
talks to Action Jackson about why the club has survived so long, why the
parade attracts a large crowd, how club members choose their fancy footwear,
and more! Hear it all in the player below:
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Big Chief Victor Harris talks to
Action Jackson about the contributions of Big Queen Kim "Cutie" Boutte and
Backstreet Cultural Museum founder Sylvester Francis, what the Spirit of Fi
Yi Yi is all about, and much more. Hear it all in t...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, cowbell percussionist Chris Terro of
the Big 6 Brass Band talks to Action Jackson about second lines, how he
started playing the instrument, what the band is doing to raise money amid
the pandemic, and more.
Hear it all in the player ...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Oscar Brown of the Nine Times
Social and Pleasure Club talks to Action Jackson about how the club reached
its size, why the group cherishes diversity, how the parade route pays
homage to the 9th Ward, and more! Hear it all in the playe...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Bernard Robertson of the Sudan Social
Aid & Pleasure Club talks to Action Jackson about the mental toll the
pandemic is taking on the club, how charity efforts have been hampered by
COVID, why it's important to mentor the youth, and mo...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Rebirth Brass Band and Baby Boyz
Brass Band trumpeter Glenn Hall III gets on the phone with Action Jackson to
talk about how he started playing at a very young age, the musicians who
influenced him, what he hopes to accomplish in the f...
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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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