Beauty Turner

Beauty Turner (1957–2008) was a Chicago housing activist and journalist. At the time of her death, she was compared to the civil rights leader Ida B. Wells.[1][2]

Career

Turner was well known for her Ghetto Bus Tours which gave a voice to those who were unable to. She was Associate Editor of Chicago (South) Street Journal and a columnist for the Hyde Park Herald and a number of other local newspapers. She was also an activist in the community. Towards the end of her career, Turner worked as a research assistant for Professor Sudhir Venkatesh, a sociologist at Columbia University. Her writings have appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.[3][4]

Awards and honors

Turner won a number of awards through her career as a journalist which include:

Personal

For 16 years, Turner lived in the Robert Taylor Homes, one of the nation's most well known public housing.[3] She had two sons named Larry and Landon Turner and also her a daughter named Latanya Turner. Her grandson is Reezy Turner.[5]

Death

Turner died on December 18, 2008 at the age of 51. She suffered from an aneurysm and fell into a coma and never recovered. She died at Rush University Medical Center.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Olkon, Sara (December 19, 2008). "Beauty Turner, 51: Chicago public housing activist and reporter". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ↑ Rhodes, Steve (December 19, 2008). "'Writer, Fighter' Beauty Turner Dies". NBC Chicago.
  3. 1 2 3 "Beauty's Ghetto Bus Tours". Beautys Ghetto Bus Tours. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "'Writer, Fighter' Beauty Turner Dies". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Beauty Turner, 51: Chicago public housing activist and reporter". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2013.


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