Beauty Turner
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. 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 associate 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 assistant 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: 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.