Realize there are people who don’t want us talking about the issues. It threatens their authority. But fuck that! We live the issues; and our destiny is wrapped in the knowledge we gain. Our friends are fighting the wars. Some are serving time. Others are in college.

Politicians ignore us. The media distorts us. Police harass us. Schools neglect us. Still, we’re very aware of the world around us—and not because we’ve followed the curriculum. We read our own books. We let our favorite songs teach us.

Because we understand the media’s power to shape the world, it’s our weapon of choice. But our values go much further than a traditional news organization’s. We create language. W e make art. We hold ourselves accountable.

TROUBL started with a dollar and a dream. This site is a conversation. If the schools don’t want to teach us, we’ll educate ourselves. If politician don’t want to hear us, we’ll scream louder.