About The Author
Augustus Turner
Augustus Turner is a trailblazing entertainment lawyer, a combat veteran of 11 years, and was named one of the best young attorneys in America by the National Bar Association.
Augustus is the author behind the internationally acclaimed essay “I am a Black Man Who Jogs”, which started as a Facebook post that has been shared nearly 150,000 times and became a humanizing symbol for social justice. He is a soldier, lawyer, scholar, member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, and former first responder. His work across multiple disciplines helps him broadly address the experience of an African Americans in public and professional life.
As a Soldier, Augustus is a second-generation paratrooper who deployed with the 82nd Airborne Division to help Iraq defeat ISIS. As an attorney, he worked as both a JAG Officer and Special Assistant United States Attorney for nearly a decade combined. In 2022, he was the first attorney in the history of Amazon hired through a Skillbridge (military/corporate fellowship). As a scholar, he has obtained both a Master of Arts degree in bioethics as well as a Master of Laws degree in government contracting.
A very special thanks to Augusts' wife, Michelle who not only inspired him to create this blog, but also edits his essays. Their family has appeared on CNN, Little Big Shots with Steve Harvey, Ellen, Good Morning America, the CBS Morning News, USA Today, and People among others.
"Augustus" is Greco-Roman for "The Venerable One".
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