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  • Linda Bellos OBE

    Director

    Diversity Solutions

    Linda was the first Black woman to join the Spare Rib feminist collective in 1981. She was vice-chair of the campaign to select Black candidates within the Labour Party. She was elected Leader of Lambeth Council in 1986, one of the first Black women to gain such a position. As chair of the London Strategic Policy Unit in the mid 1980’s, Linda introduced Black History Month, an annual event that is now celebrated across the UK. She was an Co-Chair of the LGBT Advisory group to the Metropolitan Police.  Linda retains an active involvement in the voluntary and community sector which ensures that her work remains relevant and valid to grassroots communities. In 2007 she was awarded an OBE for services to diversity.

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