Career
At the time of her death, she was compared to the civil rights leader Ida B. Wells. Turner was well known for her Ghetto Business 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.
Foreign 16 years, Turner lived in the Robert Taylor Homes, one of the nation"s most well known public housing. Her 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.
