Saluting Dorothy Turner

"...against white supremacy and the KKK in Texas: Mrs. Dorothy Turner. She was president of the Black Citizens' Task..."

June 26, 2018 Postmarks

Dorothy T. Goes Home

Fiery, feisty queen of Austin civil rights activists is recognized, remembered

"...at St. John Tabernacle on April 14 to honor Dorothy Nell Turner, the fiery and feisty queen of Austin..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mr. Turner

Mike Leigh delivers a fascinating, period-rich portrait of the latter years of the painter J.M.W. Turner.

"...Directed by: Mike Leigh. Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Ruth Sheen, Martin Savage,..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Turner Is Worthy

"...Mike Clark-Madison's article about Dorothy Turner ["Corner to Corner," Vol. 18, No. 2] spews..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

Street Wise

Steeped in History

"...woman, but to mince words hardly seems appropriate to Dorothy Turner's legacy. Yet Rosewood Avenue too has a legacy,..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

A motion to rename Rosewood Avenue after controversial East Austin activist Dorothy Turner is back on the council agenda after a unanimous rejection in 1998.

"...King and a Cesar Chavez. Do we need a Dorothy Turner? The debate over whether to rename Rosewood Avenue..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

The council listens for four hours as proponents and opponents of the doomed motion to change Rosewood Avenue to Dorothy Turner Avenue make their case; the motion failed for lack of a second.

"...motion to rename Rosewood Avenue for controversial Eastside activist Dorothy Turner quickly veered from a debate over changing the..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

"A different brand of law enforcement" doesn't have to be a bad thing.

"...the African-American community -- Black Citizens Task Force leader Dorothy Turner, NOKOA Publisher Akwasi Evans, NAACP head Nelson Linder...."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Ribbonless

On or off the dais, looking for a little wisdom along Austin's color line

"...council members could dutifully troop to the funeral of Dorothy Turner. There they no doubt breathed quiet sighs of..."

April 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Austin civic scene -- Black Citizens Task Force leader Dorothy Turner and outgoing Police Monitor (and former city attorney)..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shooting the Messenger

"...using to judge Clark-Madison, certain black activists (for example, Dorothy Turner of the Black Citizen Task Force) would also..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Council Watch

"...Place 6 Councilmember Charles Urdy did in eight. Gushes Dorothy Turner, president of the Black Citizens' Task Force, "He's..."

June 23, 1995 News Column

Million Man Mayhem

A Day Of Atonement Turns Into Protest

"...his usual backers: Reverend Frank Garrett and city employee Dorothy Turner were there along with Mitchell's Nation of Islam..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Flinging the R-Word

Angry Crowd Calls Council and Enviros Racists

"...the hearing was that most illustrious of civil servants, Dorothy Turner, Mitchell's right fist in the campaign of rumor..."

May 16, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Playback: Jump on It

Eastside hip-hop summer series moves to the Expo Center; plus, musical robots with personality disorders and more music news

"...scraped by on minuscule margins. When it launched, co-founder Dorothy Turner – an elderly civil rights activist, who passed..."

June 15, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin, Texas.

"...earlier item to rename Rosewood Avenue for Eastside activist Dorothy Turner (yeah, that again) doesn't pass, then the council..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Reverse Race-ism

Will a Single-member System Accomplish Its Goal?

"...single-member voting districts. At his side was Eastside activist Dorothy Turner. This was the same woman who, during last..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Place 6 Gets Ugly

Election '97 Coverage

"...deflated Mitchell, refusing to talk victory. But the ever-vocal Dorothy Turner, not surprisingly, had plenty to say on election..."

May 9, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Sí, Sí, Ccec

A Mitchell Legacy Gets the Greenlight

"...illustration by Doug Potter When Eastside activists Dorothy Turner and Rev. Frank Garrett have nothing to say..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Get on the Bus

illustration by Doug Potter

"...would not return phone calls, but his political ally Dorothy Turner confirms that during the meeting Mitchell once again..."

July 25, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Dorothy Turner, former Councilmember Eric Mitchell's alter ego, is licking..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Lastly, we get the infantile invective of Dorothy Turner ["Postmarks," Aug. 31], who can't complete the first..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...hearing over renaming Rosewood Avenue for the increasingly iconic Dorothy Turner that he won't be back "unless I've come..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

BloodSport

Place 6 Goes for the Jugular

"...Sammy and Bob morning show by none other than Dorothy Turner, Mitchell's mouthpiece, long known for her outrageous and..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Life on the 38th Parallel

GAINing Ground

"...body of African-American supporters, and the predominantly Hispanic GAIN. Dorothy Turner, head of the Black Citizens' Task Force, wants..."

Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature

Whether You Like It or Not...

Eric Mitchell's Redevelopment Dreams

"...is: who's benefiting? To hear staunch Eastside supporters like Dorothy Turner tell it, the newest and most volatile councilmember..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Eastside Community Organizations

"...Black Citizens Task Force, Dorothy Turner, 926-5271..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thank you for writing an article on Dorothy Turner's death ["Dorothy T. Goes Home," News, April 22]...."

May 6, 2005 Column

Don't Mourn, Take up Fight for Justice

"...Dear Editor, Thank you for writing an article on Dorothy Turner's death [“Dorothy T. Goes Home,” News, April 22]...."

May 4, 2005 Postmarks

Blue Lines to White Sheets

Top 10 local stories

"...on the East Side, as local civil rights pioneers Dorothy Turner (April 6, age 69), Volma Overton (Oct. 31,..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

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