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Follow on Google News | Changing Youth Gun Culture in One Generation on Tuesday, February 23, 2016Seven-Time Emmy Award Winner William Electric Black to Deliver the Keynote Address at Adelphi University
The event will feature Ian Ellis James, a.k.a. William Electric Black, as the keynote speaker. Other distinguished speakers include Robert Troiano of the Town of North Hempstead and Village of Hempstead Mayor Wayne J. Hall Sr., among others. The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion of different approaches to addressing this issue with our youth. Ian Ellis James is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning writer and former writer for Sesame Street. James has been writing in the family entertainment television industry for more than 15 years with credits from Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, Scholastic Productions, Warner Cable, Winchester TV & Film in London, and more. He recently published a children's book series to combat gun violence. The first book, A GUN IS NOT FUN, is an illustrated book geared toward Pre-K programs through second grade to discuss gun culture among young people and save lives in cities across America. His theatre projects, under his stage name William Electric Black, have been seen across the country. For the past seven years, he has been writing, directing, and producing plays at La MaMa ETC in New York City where he presently runs the Poetry Electric Series. James’ first play aiming to combat inner city gun violence, Welcome Home Sonny T, opened in December 2013 at Theater for the New City. His second play in the series, When Black Boys Die, recently closed, and his next play, The Death of a Black Man (A Walk By,) opens in June 2016. James has received several Best Play Awards, been published by Benchmark Education, The Dramatic Publishing Co., Smith & Krauss, and received a Bronze Apple for directing. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. All attendees will receive a free copy of A GUN IS NOT FUN, a new book for children by Ian Ellis James. Please RSVP by Friday, February 19 to Audrey Onderdonk at aonderdonk@adelphi.edu. About Adelphi University Center for Health Innovation Adelphi University’s Center for Health Innovation (http://chi.adelphi.edu/ About Adelphi: A modern university with deep roots Adelphi University is a nationally ranked, doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—AU Arts and Humanities, AU STEM and Social Sciences, AU Professions, and AU Health and Wellness. Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi was one of the first coeducational institutions of higher education in New York State and is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university. Today Adelphi serves nearly 7,500 students from 38 states and 46 countries at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities— More than 100,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills, knowledge and exposure to thrive as professionals and active citizens in an interconnected and fast-paced global society, making their mark on the University and the world beyond. Our history (http://about.adelphi.edu/) End
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