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The Season Finale episode of the Melungeon Voices podcast is now available! Check it out!!

We are wrapping up yet another compelling and talent-filled season of Melungeon Voices! We want to thank everyone involved this season and encourage you to listen to all 3 seasons on
interviews!

Our last, but certainly not least, guest this season is Dr. Melissa Carver, Dr. Melissa Carver. Melissa is the author of the book, "Who the Hell Told You That?" She's also the founder of the Annual Rejuvenation Retreat, President of the nonprofit organization, Mindset Junkies, contributing writer for Chopra and Elephant Journal, as well as a Chopra certified instructor. She is a mindset practitioner who feels authentic perspectives, generate happiness and fulfillment in all aspects of life.

In this season's final episode, host Heather Andolina and Dr. Carver discuss historical and generational trauma, hidden heritage and transcending racism. And they make an exciting announcement about next year's MHA Annual Union Conference!

Melungeon Voices can be accessed through all major podcast platforms and is produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com) and presented by
The Melungeon Heritage Association (www.melungeon.org).

The latest episode of the Melungeon Voices podcast is now available! Check it out!

Welcome to Episode 6 of our “third time’s the charm” season of Melungeon Voices!

For this latest discussion, we welcome Gabriel Greaves. Gabriel, who earned a master's in American Studies from Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and is now a professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University, with a background in Afro-Latino studies, the civil rights era, Christianity in the Americas, and the social impact of religious worldviews. He is also a human services professional, historian, educator, and interdisciplinary researcher who has worked within community and grassroots outreach for over 14 years.

In this episode, Gabriel and host Heather Andolina, examine the possible connections of the Melungeon people to Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as discuss maroon communities in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, and their ties to the Melungeon people.

Link to article referenced in this episode:

https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2012/07/two-groups-of-melungeons-problem.html?m=1

Another fantastic Melungeon Voices podcast episode, Episode 5, is now available! Check it out!

Welcome to Episode 5 and yet another informative week of Melungeon content!

This week we welcome Janeen Stephens, a native of Michigan and graduate of Wayne State University who has been researching her family genealogy and history for over 10 years. Growing up, she was exposed to the oral history given by her grandparents who were born in the early 1900s, and she experienced a deep longing to understand more about the history of
her family.

For this week's episode, host Heather Andolina explains GED Matching, The One Drop Rule, and who was Walter Plecker, and has Janeen explore how one may discover their mixed ancestry,
possible ties to the Melungeons, and other origins through DNA.

Melungeon Voices Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts and is produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com), and presented
by the Melungeon Heritage Association. Visit us at www.melungeon.org to learn more.

November is Native American Heritage Month!

Episode Four of the Melungeon Voices podcast is now available! Check it out on any podcast platform you prefer!

We’re already at Episode 4, our “hump week” which means we are at the middle of our season! We are thrilled to make the most of our mid-season show by welcoming MHAUC 2022 speaker, Ron Carson!

Ron Carson is the founder of the Appalachian African American Cultural Center. He has dedicated his life and work to the collection and preservation of the narratives, experiences, and artifacts of historical import to the Black people of Appalachia. Along with his wife, Jill, he prevented the demolition of an old one room schoolhouse he'd attended as a child, and in 1987, created the Appalachian African American Cultural Center Appalachian African American Cultural Center within its walls.

In this week's episode, Heather Andolina welcomes back Ron Carson. He was a guest speaker at this year's Melungeon Heritage Association’s Union Conference. Ron further discusses the African American experience in Appalachia and how the Melungeon people are a part of Black Appalachian history and his important work advocating for the diagnosis, treatment and benefits for coal miners with black lung.

Melungeon Voices is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Melungeon Voices is produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com) and presented by the Melungeon Heritage Association. For more information please visit us on the web at
www.melungeon.org.

All new episode of the Melungeon Voiced podcast is available now!! Check it out!

Episode 3 of the Melungeon Voices podcast is now available! Check it out!

We are already at Episode 3 of the Melungeon Voices Podcast! Check out this week’s discussion with yet another new and fascinating guest interview...

S3 EP3 with Guest Katya Faris Hindustan Astrology

Katya Faris, MA ethnomusicology, MA Jyotisha/Vedic Astrology, is from Hindustan, Indiana, and is a certified Jyotishi, or sidereal Vedic astrologer, Middle Eastern dance artist and music producer, Tarot practitioner, and Master level Reiki healing practitioner. Part of her heritage is “Black Dutch” Melungeon, Cherokee and Choctaw.

In this episode, Heather Andolina, Board President of the Melungeon Heritage Association, speaks with Katya about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), its symptoms, and possible connections to the Melungeon people, as well as Katya’s personal journey in learning about her own mixed-ancestry through genetic testing, connection to the Trail of Tears, as well as how her ancestry influences her work in Jyotisha Vedic Astrology, music, and dance.

Melungeon Voices Podcast, produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com) Access Point with Lis Malone and presented by the Melungeon Heritage Association (www.melungeon.org), can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more! Subscribe today on your favorite platform so you don’t miss a single episode!

Today is Indigenous People’s Day! Check out the article below to learn more!

Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you — NPR Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.

Episode 2 of Season 3 of the Melungeon Voices podcast is now available! We are working with Mike and Tim on the original score for our documentary!

We are on a roll with this brand new season of the Melungeon Voices Podcast!

Season 3 Episode 2 with Guests Mike Richards and Tim Webb

Mike Richards is a Dove award-winning songwriter and award-nominee. He has produced two albums which charted in Billboard magazine. He founded the Bluegrass Gospel group, The Chigger Hill Boys and Terri. Tim Webb has worked in the pharmaceutical industry most of his life, but he is also a songwriter and a Melungeon descendant from Middle Tennessee.

In this episode, Heather Andolina speaks with Mike and Tim to explore the origins of Appalachian and bluegrass music and the possible connections to the Melungeon people, as well as feature for the first time on this podcast, a live musical performance!
Melungeon Voices Podcast, produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com) and presented by the Melungeon Heritage Association (www.melungeon.org), can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more! Subscribe today on your favorite platform so you don’t miss a single episode!

Episode 1 of Season 3 of the Melungeon Voices podcast has dropped! Check it out!! 🙌

WELCOME BACK to a brand new season of the Melungeon Voices Podcast!

Season 3, Episode 1 with Guest, Ramona Moore Big Eagle is now available!

Ramona Moore Big Eagle is an award winning and internationally renowned motivational speaker, storyteller, cultural educator, consultant, and workshop facilitator. She is president and CEO of Dare to Soar Enterprises, an organization she formed in 1991 to empower people of all ages and across all walks of life to become more effective communicators.

In this episode, Heather Andolina, President of the Melungeon Heritage Association, speaks with Ramona about her Afro-Indigenous ancestry, the significance of storytelling in native communities, and the importance and traditions of storytelling.

Melungeon Voices, produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com) and presented by the Melungeon Heritage Association (www.melungeon.org), can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more! Subscribe today on your favorite platform so you don’t miss a single episode!

The Melungeon Voices podcast’s Season Three debut’s next Friday, September 30th!! 😊

Get ready! A brand new season of the Melungeon Voices Podcast debuts in one week! Starting Friday, September 30th, Season Three begins with an all new lineup of guests.

For Season Three we welcome:
Ron Carson
Dr. Melissa Carver
Katya Faris
Gabriel Greaves
Ramona Moore Big Eagle
Mike Richards & Tim Webb
Janeen Stephens

Melungeon Voices is available on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more! Transcripts will also be available by visiting our website at www.melungeon.org. Melungeon Voices is presented by the Melungeon Heritage Association, hosted by Heather Andolina (MHA Board President) and produced by Lis Malone (www.lismalone.com).

Season Three is coming soon!! Yay!

Season Three is coming…in the mean time you can listen to Season’s One and Two at the links below or on any podcast platform you prefer!

Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melungeon-voices/id1517233900?uo=4

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/1Mqn5xt423FR6LmL5LLR0L

Happy Fourth of July y’all!! 🎇🎆

A wonderful article about the Melungeon Heritage Association and the MHA conference that will be taking place this weekend! We’ll be there!! 😊

Melungeon history explored: Melungeon Heritage Association Union to gather this weekend in Martinsville An event by the Melungeon Heritage Association starting Friday will feature an author signing event at the Parish House as well as a series of lectures that will be held

We interviewed Scott Dawson for the documentary. He also presented at the Melungeon Heritage Association last year.

May 26 presentation will shed light on the Lost Colonists' move to Hatteras Island | Island Free Press Scott Dawson, President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, and author of “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island”, will be at the Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Community Building (across the street from the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station) on Thursday, May 26th at 10 am to present a slideshow and dis...

Dr. Arwin Smallwood will be at the Melungeon Heritage Association’s 26th Union in June! Check it out!

Our next author guest was also on our Melungeon Voices podcast and has presented at MHA Union’s in the past. Dr. Arwin Smallwood Arwin Smallwood is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro. His research primarily focuses on the relationships between African-American, Native-American, and Europeans in Eastern North Carolina during the Colonial and early Antebellum period.

Dr. Smallwood’s book, Bertie County: An Eastern Carolina History can be found on Amazon, as well as he’ll have some copies himself at the conference. To register for the 26th Union/conference go here: http://melungeon.org/762-2/