Collections By Michelle Brown

In a departure from our usual format Collections by Michelle Brown will be remembering Stephen Maglott and celebrating his life. Stephen was born in Bangor, Maine on October 26, 1953 but spent his formative years in Harlem and Buffalo, NY. He was drawn to Civil Rights and social justice struggles including creating an outreach program investigating instances where farm workers were held as modern-day slaves, resulting in changes to State laws. He attended Parson’s School of Design while working for the United Nations, as a researcher attached to the UN Commission on Apartheid. He left school early to work as a Graphics Designer and Art Director for several major agencies. He lived in Los Angeles in the early 1980’s and for a few years in Amsterdam before returning to the US. He accepted a position with Men of Color Health Awareness Project, in Rochester, NY. He assisted in the formation of the NY State Black Gay Network. He served as Board President of Ujima Theatre, on the Board of the Buffalo Caribbean I