Dawn Turner

Dawn Turner is an award-winning journalist and novelist. A former columnist and reporter for the Chicago Tribune, Turner spent a decade and a half writing about race, politics, and people whose stories are often dismissed and ignored. Turner, who served as a 2017 and 2018 juror for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, has written commentary for The Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, CBS Sunday Morning News show, NPR’s Morning Edition show, the Chicago Tonight show, and elsewhere.

The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

Dawn Turner Chronicles Her Sprawling Family History and Growing Up on the South Side of Chicago

September 10, 2021 By Dawn Turner

Making a Way Out of No Way: Celebrating the Power of Black Female Relationships in Literature

Dawn Turner on Sisterhood and Empowerment Against Formidable Odds

September 7, 2021 By Dawn Turner

Dawn Turner

The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

Dawn Turner Chronicles Her Sprawling Family History and Growing Up on the South Side of Chicago

Making a Way Out of No Way: Celebrating the Power of Black Female Relationships in Literature

Dawn Turner on Sisterhood and Empowerment Against Formidable Odds

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