Writing on the Wall

The Dorothy Kuya Archive Podcast

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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.

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Ep 5 - Dorothy’s final campaigns, 1993-2013 01.09.2023 1:05:06

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 sp...

Ep 4 - Dorothy in the 1980s: Black British uprisings 18.08.2023 32:54

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...

Ep 3 - Antiracism in the 1970s 04.08.2023 44:48

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 ep...

Ep 2 - Dorothy’s role in the Civil Rights movement 20.07.2023 43:25

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.

Ep 1 - Dorothy's early life in Liverpool 06.07.2023 39:33

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...

The Dorothy Kuya Archive Podcast Teaser 29.06.2023 0:59

Janaya chats to Archivist Viki Caren about Dorothy being a pioneer and tackling issues head-on to effect change