American journalist

Beauty B. Turner (October 23, 1957 – December 18, 2008) was an American housing activist and journalist from Chicago, Illinois. At the time of her death, Turner was compared to the civil rights leader Ida B. Wells.

Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Career
  • 1.2 Awards and honors
• 2 Personal life and death
• 3 References

Biography

Career

Turner was well known for her Ghetto (Greatest History Ever Told To Our People) Bus Tours, which gave a voice to those who were unable to. Turner was *ociate editor of Chicago (South) Street Journal and a columnist for the Hyde Park Herald and a number of other local newspapers. Turner was also an activist in the community. For sixteen years, Turner was a resident of the Robert Taylor Homes, one of the US's best known public housing. Towards the end of her career, Turner worked as a research *istant for Professor Sudhir Venkatesh, a sociologist at Columbia University. Her writings have appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal.

Awards and honors

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

• First New America Award by the National Society of Professional Journalists
• Winner of a Studs Terkel
• Peter Lisagor
• *ociated Press award
• Chicago *ociation for Black Journalist award
• Courageous voice award for her community activism
• Black Pearl award
• Woman of the Century award
• Shero award from the Empowerment Zone Committee

Personal life and death

Turner had three children, two sons and a daughter; Larry Turner born 1975, Landon born 1980 and LaTanya Turner (Taylor) born in 1977. Turner's grandson is Reezy Turner. 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.

References