MHA Position Statement March 2008

A Statement from Joanne Pezzullo

It is my opinion that Joanne Pezzullo, the leader of the political group MHRG, is on a malicious campaign of defamation of MHA, Brent Kennedy and ATAA.

This statement made by Joanne at the Melungeon List is an example of the ongoing false accusations made in behalf of Joanne's smear campaign.

She forgot to mention that the reason for going to New York was in response of an invitation from Istanbul Alumni Association-USA, they gave Brent Kennedy an award for all of his accomplishments.

ATAA is a non profit organization - not a political organization. MHA does not lobby for themselves. The MHRG is in error in their accusations against the two non profit MHA & ATAA organizations.

Twelfth Union

Position Statement March 2008

On Saturday I got my MHA Newsletter in the mail. The newsletter addresses many current issues and lies circulating around the Internet. I don't know when MHA will post the newsletter on the MHA site.

12 Union 2008, will be at the Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, TN, on June 27 & 28, 2008. More updates in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

Melungeons in the New World Before 1607

audience gathered at the Melungeon Heritage Association Conference June 30, 2007.

Molungeons

Say What? Turks from Turkey? I saw a lot of Turks from Turkey at the MHA gathering in June 2007. One of them was a magnificent dancer!! I was honored to meet Turks who worked for a Turkish TV station who came to film the Melungeons. This is a picture from the MHA gathering. The man with the hat is Turker Ozdogan. Turker, has many talents and is an artist and Turkish historian. He gave an eye-opening lecture about “Turkish-Melungeon Connections.” Mr. Ozdogan is a professor of ceramics at George Washington University.