<![CDATA[The Dorothy Kuya Archive Podcast ]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast The Dorothy Kuya Archives Project is a Creative Heritage programme commissioned by National Museums Liverpool.

Dorothy Kuya was a lifelong political activist born in Liverpool. Join Project Manager Janaya Pickett as she tells the story of this phenomenal women that we believe is a crucial figure in 20th Century Black British History.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:24:44 GMT en ef3b5b34-ce20-525a-92fa-6bda30f53e4a https://media.rss.com/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast/20231129_031125_643b135130eddef5b7c56f0d450d6abf.jpg The Dorothy Kuya Archive Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast yes 2023 Writing on the Wall Writing on the Wall Writing on the Wall false episodic podcast <![CDATA[Ep 5 - Dorothy’s final campaigns, 1993-2013 ]]> In this final episode, we speak to Dorothy’s nephew Paul and Professor Mark Christian about Dorothy’s influence on Black education in Liverpool. We also speak with Chief Angus Chukwuemeka about Dorothy's impact on him as a student in the 1970s. We discuss the fallout of the 1981 Uprisings, the planned demolition of the Granby area, and Dorothy’s role in the Granby Residents Association. We also speak to former GRA member and close friend of Dorothy, Hazel Tilley, about Dorothy’s remarkable achievements as a woman ahead of her time.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast/1098069 acac5738-0a19-4198-a581-23c0d39da18e 3906 full 1 1 5 5 false Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:38:47 GMT <![CDATA[Ep 4 - Dorothy in the 1980s: Black British uprisings ]]> In this episode we investigate a seminal moment in our national history, the Black British Uprisings of 1981 and 1985, as well as Dorothy’s influence as the first Ethnic Minority and Race Relations advisor for Haringey council. We also explore Dorothy’s attack on racism in the police and national press, as part of her role on the Broadwater Farm Inquiry panel. This episode includes interviews with campaigner, former London councillor and wife of the late MP Bernie Grant, Sharon Grant, as well as colleague, MP for Islington North and former leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast/1079505 3f11ae36-1648-4017-95a9-0a749938ce71 1974 full 1 1 4 4 false Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:37:16 GMT <![CDATA[Ep 3 - Antiracism in the 1970s]]> In this episode we explore 1970s Black Liverpool and Dorothy’s role as the first Community Relations Officer for the newly established Liverpool (later Merseyside) Community Relations Council. We investigate Dorothy’s pioneering national campaigns, including uncovering racism in children’s books with the Dragon’s Teeth project, and the banning of the golliwog from Robertson’s jam products. This episode includes interviews with project archivist Vicki Caren, filmmaker and activist Bea Freeman, as well Jean Tate, antiracist activist educator and early member of Teachers Against Racism.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast/1064070 a4f8e6a5-52d5-4e42-a6e3-ce2b3c5c1004 2688 full 1 1 3 3 false Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:15:36 GMT <![CDATA[Ep 2 - Dorothy’s role in the Civil Rights movement]]> Discover Dorothy’s role in the Civil Rights movement of the '60s & her anticolonial efforts with the Movement of Colonial Freedom. Tune in for an exclusive chat with Berkley Professor Stephen Small on the Pan-African presence in 20th-century Liverpool, and an interview with historian David Horsley about Black communists in postwar London.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dorothy-kuya-podcast/1045222 e146e049-cb1d-4907-91ec-a784e673e4f9 2605 full 1 1 2 2 false Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:36:42 GMT <![CDATA[Ep 1 - Dorothy's early life in Liverpool]]> In the first episode we explore the early life of Dorothy in Liverpool, including her activities with the Young Communist League, New International Society and Colonial Peoples Defence Association. Including interviews with project archivist Vicki Caren and Dorothy’s former colleague from her Greater London Council days, Jean Tate, we reveal new stories from the archive, including her first taste of travel across Europe during her 20s.

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