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Anthony Gallucci (born 1982) is an African American author from Ithaca, New York and Boulder, Colorado. He is of African and Ashkenazi Jewish genetic descent. 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. Gallucci 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)

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.

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.

Sources:

“Ithaca Mayoral Candidate's New Political Approach: ‘The People's Emancipation Party’" (Ithaca Martin Luther King Jr. Community Build: April 20th, 2011)

"Anthony Gallucci Runs for Mayor of Ithaca as Member of People’s Emancipation Party" (The Cornell Daily Sun: August 6th, 2011)