Tyler Black was born in Washington D.C., but raised in the Bay Area, spending most of his childhood and adult life in Berkeley, with brief stays living around Lake Merritt and North Oakland. Tyler has always been one for adventure and exploration of some sort. Growing up included activities such as Boy Scouts where he learned how to throw axes and won best throw, drama class at school and ministry at church to express himself. He would often draw original comic strips in class. Always questioning things lead him to a life of conspiracy theories, and he hopes to gain journalism knowledge to make these claims more factual! Tyler feels The Citizen will help him pursue his other passions, which include storyboarding, podcasting, as well as authoring screenplays and documentaries. Tyler has already fallen in love with journalism, and the passion he sees in others drives him to want to learn more.