Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey

Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey

Margaret Omolola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE (born June 1, 1951 in London ) is a British artist , author and life peeress .

life and career

Young attended Parliament Hill School for Girls in London . From 1969 to 1971 she worked in the church sector and in the administration of various public institutions. From 1971 to 1973 she was a social worker in the London Borough of Islington . She studied at the New College of Speech and Drama at Middlesex University , where she received a degree in acting in 1975 and a certificate of proficiency the following year. In 1988 she graduated from Middlesex Polytechnic with a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Cultural Studies .

Young worked as a professional actress from 1976 to 1984 . Her best-known role as an actress was in the children's sitcom Metal Mickey from 1980 to 1983. In 1985 she became co-director and training and development manager for the Haringey Arts Council . She held this office until 1989. From 1989 to 1991 she was active as a freelance lecturer and consultant for art. She promoted black artists and culture. She also worked as a consultant for the BBC .

From 1990 to 1992 she was a lecturer in media studies at Thames Valley University . From 1992 to 2001 she was a lecturer and lecturer , later an associate professor and finally professor of cultural studies at Middlesex University . In 1998 she was visiting professor at the University of São Paulo . Young Professor is now Emerita .

Young became the project director of The Archives and Museums of Black Heritage (AMBH) in 1997 and remained so until 2001. In 2000 and 2001 she was Commissioner at the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.

From 2001 to 2004 she was Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority . During this time she worked with the Mayor of London to develop a number of strategic initiatives and to develop relationships with outside agencies to achieve a range of programs to promote cultural life in London . She then worked as an associate consultant at METAL , a center for artists that offers practical training opportunities and conducts research.

She has published over 25 articles and essays . This included academic literature and articles in national newspapers. In 1995 she published the book Fear of the Dark: Race, Gender and Sexuality in Cinema . She has also contributed to several books and conference papers. In 1999 she was chair of the jury for the Orange Prize for Fiction .

Young has been married to Barrie Birch since 1984 and has a son with him.

Offices and honors

She has served on several boards: from 2000 to 2003 at the Royal National Theater and since 2002 at the South Bank Center. She was chair of the Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee of the Arts Council (2000-2001) and chairman of the Arts Advisory Committee of the British Council (2004-2008). From 2004 to 2009 she was chairman of the Nitro Theater Company. From 2005 to 2008 she was a member of the RSA Council. She was also Chair of the Commonwealth Group on Culture and Development from 2000 to 2002. Since 2008 she has been Vice Chair of the Equalities Group.

Other public offices included the English Heritage's Blue Plaques Committee and the Board of Governors of Middlesex University (2002-2003). She was on the board of directors of Resource, the Council of Museums, Archives and Libraries .

In 2000 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ( The RSA ). It was awarded an OBE in 2001.

Membership in the House of Lords

In 2004 she was promoted to Life Peer as Baroness Young of Hornsey , of Hornsey in the London Borough of Haringey. In the House of Lords she sits as CROSSBENCHER . She gave her inaugural address there on June 22, 2004.

Young's areas of political interest include art and culture , child and youth welfare , mental health, and equality . Young cites Commonwealth affairs as another focus of her parliamentary work .

Since 2007 she has been co-opted Member ( co-opted member ) of the parliamentary sub-committee of HoL for affairs of the European Union (Subcommittee G, social policy and consumer protection).

Publications

• 1995: Fear of the Dark: Race, Gender and Sexuality in Cinema

Web links

• Entry at www.parliament.uk
• Lola Young in the Internet Movie Database (English)