▁was ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁leader ▁I da ▁B . ▁Well s . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Career ▁Turner ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁Gh etto ▁( Gre at est ▁History ▁Ever ▁T old ▁To ▁Our ▁People ) ▁Bus ▁T ours , ▁which ▁gave ▁a ▁voice ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁unable ▁to . ▁Turner ▁was ▁associate ▁editor ▁of ▁Chicago ▁( S outh ) ▁Street ▁Journal ▁and ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁Her ald ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁local ▁newsp apers . ▁Turner ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁activ ist ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁For ▁six teen ▁years , ▁Turner ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁Robert ▁Taylor ▁Hom es , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁US ' s ▁best ▁known ▁public ▁housing . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁Turner ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁assistant ▁for ▁Professor ▁Sud h ir ▁V enk ates h , ▁a ▁soci ologist ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Her ▁writ ings ▁have ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁page ▁of ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Turner ▁won ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁through ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁which ▁include : ▁ ▁First ▁New ▁America ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Society ▁of ▁Professional ▁Journal ists ▁W inner ▁of ▁a ▁Stud s ▁Ter kel ▁Peter ▁Lis ag or ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁award ▁Chicago ▁Association ▁for ▁Black ▁Journal ist ▁award ▁Cou rage ous ▁voice ▁award ▁for ▁her ▁community ▁activ ism ▁Black ▁Pear l ▁award ▁Woman ▁of ▁the ▁Century ▁award ▁Sh ero ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Emp ower ment ▁Zone