This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Linda Powell of SAG-AFTRA.
As vice chair of SAG-AFTRA’s TV/Theatrical negotiating committee, Linda Powell played an integral role in the union’s recent strike and subsequent contract ratification. A national board member since 2012, her election in October to executive vice president makes her the first African American person to serve in the union's top tier of leadership. Powell also serves as a trustee of the SAG-AFTRA health and pension plans and chair of the board of advisers to the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York, and she is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association (Equity).