Dorothy Kuya

Dorothy Kuya (16 March 1933 – 23 December 2013) was a leading British communist and human rights activist from Liverpool, the co-founder of Teachers Against Racism, and the general secretary of the National Assembly of Women (NAW). She was a life-long member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and was most famous for being Liverpool's first community relations officer, and for leading a successful campaign to establish Liverpool's International Slavery Museum. During the mid-1980s, Kuya served as the chair of the London housing association Ujima, and built the organisation into the largest black-led social enterprise in Europe.

Dorothy Kuya
Born(1933-03-16)16 March 1933
Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Died23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Organization(s)National Assembly of Women (NAW).
Teachers Against Racism.
Known forLeading British communist activist.
Successful campaign to create Liverpool's International Slavery Museum
Political partyCommunist Party of Great Britain (CPGB)

She was described by the Director of National Museums Liverpool as "Liverpool's greatest fighter against racism and racial intolerance" and "one of the country's leading figures in combating inequality."

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