Dr. David Turner grew up in Inglewood California and earned his Ph.D. in the Social and Cultural Studies in Education program at UC Berkeley, where his research focused on youth-based social movements, political identity, and resistance to the prison regime. David supports the movement for Black lives as a political education and research specialist, helping organizations with teach-ins, curriculum, and community engagement. David is currently a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, under the guidance of Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernandez.