Anthony Gallucci

Anthony Gallucci (born 1982) is an African American local activist, author and thespian from Ithaca, New York and Boulder, Colorado. He identifies as a cisgender male and is of African and Ashkenazi Jewish genetic descent. Gallucci has been involved with a plethora of efforts to increase social equity and justice. He has authored many editorials and books on the subjects ranging from social equity issues to Dharma study. He officially ran for Mayor in Ithaca New York in 2011 as an independent candidate He is also recognized for being a dedicated and diligent single father of four children. 
==Early life==
Anthony Gallucci was born in 1982 in Mt. Vernon, New York. Gallucci was born into poverty and drug addiction. He was eventually adopted in a transracial adoption. He spent his early youth residing in Johnstown, New York before moving to Ithaca, New York as an adolescent.
==Education==
Anthony Gallucci began his educational journey when he graduated from Lehman Alternative Community School received his associate's degree from Tompkins Cortland Community College in Early Childhood Education. He received his Bachelor's degree from Ithaca College in History. He received his Master's of Arts from Naropa University in Religious Studies with a focus on contemplative wisdom traditions.
==Children==
*Kaya Gallucci (born 2002) 
*Imani Gallucci (born 2005)
*Amais-Simone Gallucci (born 2013)
*Elijah Gallucci (born 2016)
==Mayoral Campaign==
In 2011 Anthony Gallucci campaigned for mayor of Ithaca New York as an independent political candidate. He ran on a platform of representing the sociopolitical concerns of commonly disenfranchised voters and underrepresented minority groups. 
==Community Engagement==
Anthony Gallucci has engaged with many community service organizations. Gallucci was a member of the Environment Program Committee at the
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County He served on the Neighborhood Mini-grant council founded by the organization Sustainable Tompkinshttps://sustainabletompkins.org/ He held a position as a member of the Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs & Relations committeehttps://www.tompkinschamber.org/ in Ithaca, New York. He conducted educational workshops as an emerging minority leader at the Emerging Minority Leadership Conferencehttps://www.pta.org/home/run-your-pta/Diversity-Equity-Inclusion/leadership-tips-and-tools/Emerging-Minority-Leader-Conferences II and III sponsored by the National Parent and Teacher Association (PTA). Gallucci was a member of the Natural Leaders Initiative sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and conducted by the illustrious civil rights activist Dorothy Cotton. He was ultimately awarded the Cornell University Robert F. Smith grant and acknowledgement for his dedication to community involvement and social equity.
==Published books==
HaBaD: An Overview: A Mystical Branch of Judaism (September 1st, 2019)
A Path: Dharma {Buddhism} Introduced (April 4th, 2020)
The Ramblings of an Ant: A Collection of Works Written (April 4th, 2020)
Ancient Kemetic Path: Resurrecting the Ancestors to Empower the Descendants (April 20th, 2020)
==Published editorials and opinions==
* “Open Spots” (Ithaca Times: June 14th 2006)
* "Inequity inside the Ithaca School District" (Ithaca Journal: October 19th, 2007)
* “We Deserve a Bailout” (Tompkins County Worker’s Center: 2009)
* “Role Models Needed” (Ithaca Journal: March 17th 2009)
* “Addressing Delinquency” (Ithaca Times: March, 25th 2009)
* “Lines are Drawn Between Rich, Poor” (Tompkins Weekly: April 13-19th 2009)
* “A Human Response to Shawn Greenwood's Death” (The Ithaca Times: October 6th, 2010)
* “Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Come Together: Lessons from Brooklyn for Tompkins County” (Groundswell Ithaca: December, 10th 2010)
* “White Privilege” (The Ithaca Times: December 31st, 2014)
* “Male Privilege to Kill” (The Ithaca Times: January 21st, 2015)
* “The Shambhala Hypocrisy” (The Colorado Daily: March 14th, 2019)
* “Reestablishing Masculinity” (The Pilot Light Naropa University: March, 18th 2019)
* “Really, really choose plants” (The Boulder Weekly: June 6th 2019)
==Audio works==
“Black in Boulder Podcast” (Itunes, Apple Podcast: 2018)
"Restless Mornings" (KGNU Radio Station in Boulder, 2018)
"Anthony Gallucci: Reestablishing Masculinity" (The Mindful U at Naropa University Podcast: 2019)
==Research Interest==
Gender Studies, Ethnic and Race Relations, Religious Studies (Cosmology), Spectrum of Sexuality, Sociopolitical Structures and Parenting Rights.
== Anthony Gallucci in the media ==
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== References ==
== External Links ==
* Official website
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Category:1982 births
Category:African-American people
Category:African-American activists
Category:American authors
Category:American writers