Linda Ann Bellos OBE (born 13 December 1950)[1] is a British businesswoman, radical feminist and gay-rights activist.

[2] Bellos was born in London to a white Polish Jewish mother, Renee Sackman, and a Nigerian, Yoruba father, Emmanuel Adebowale, who came from Uzebba and had joined the merchant navy during the Second World War.

She was the second Black woman to become leader of a British local authority, after Merle Amory in the northwest London Borough of Brent.

Bellos attempted to become a parliamentary candidate, without success, most notably for Vauxhall, south London, in the Lambeth borough, where there was a by-election in 1989, following the resignation of Stuart Holland MP.

She notably originated Black History Month in the UK whilst chair of the London Strategic Policy Unit.

[10] Bellos has worked on mainstreaming equality within many public bodies, including the British Army and the Metropolitan Police Service.

[11][12] Bellos provides equality, diversity and human rights consultancy and training services to the UK's commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Bellos is a regular guest on radio and television programmes, contributing to discussions on many topics including equality, human rights and feminism.

[16] On 9 December 2002, Bellos was presented (together with Stephen Bourne) with the Metropolitan Police Volunteer Awards "in recognition of outstanding contribution in supporting the local community."