Mardi Gras Indians

Interview: Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. and Big Queen Laurita Dollis

Sun, 10/25/20
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 ... Read more

Interview: Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson

Sun, 10/11/20
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.... Read more

Interview: Boneman George Quinn

Sat, 09/26/20
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... Read more

Interview: Devin De Wulf of Feed The Second Line

Wed, 09/09/20
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 ... Read more

In Memoriam: Sylvester Francis

Tue, 09/01/20
Sylvester Francis, founder and proprietor of the Backstreet Cultural Museum, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Francis officially opened the Treme museum at 1116 Henriette DeLille Street in 1999. But its origins can be traced back to the 1970s when he paraded with the Gentl... Read more

In Memoriam: Big Queen Kim "Cutie" Boutte

Sun, 08/23/20
Scenes from Big Queen Kim "Cutie" Boutte's funeral service on August 22, 2020 in New Orleans. She became an ancestor on August 11, 2020, at age 55, after being caught by stray gunfire from a shooting during a funeral repass. Kim was an honored Big Queen of The Spirit of FiY... Read more

Interview: Big Chief Howard Miller of Creole Wild West

Sat, 07/25/20
This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Big Chief Howard Miller of the Creole Wild West talks to WWOZ's Action Jackson about how he became a Big Chief, how Mardi Gras Indian suits have changed over the years, whether the pandemic could lead to 2020 suits being worn next year... Read more

Interview: Yellow Pocahontas Spy Boy Tyrone Yancy

Tue, 07/07/20
This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Yellow Pocahontas First Spy Boy Tyrone Yancy talks to WWOZ's Action Jackson about Big Chiefs who have had a major impact, how suits have changed over the years, what Mardi Gras Indians talk about when they're sewing, and much more. Hea... Read more

In Memoriam: Counsel Chief Joe Jenkins

Thu, 04/16/20
Joe Jenkins, Counsel Chief of the Guardians of the Flame Maroon Society, became an ancestor today, at the age of 90.  His passing was announced by Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson of the Guardians. It was not COVID-related. Chief Joe was one of the oldest living Mardi ... Read more

In Memoriam: Ronald W. Lewis

Fri, 03/20/20
Ronald W. Lewis, founder of the Original Big Nine Social and Pleasure Club, and director of the House of Dance & Feathers in the Lower 9th Ward, has died at the age of 68. Lewis was a highly respected member of the New Orleans cultural community for decades.  Lewis started... Read more

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