Young Schomburg

A documentary short about Syreeta Gates’ mission to archive hip hop journalism. Through an unprecedented collection of interviews with key hip-hop leaders, it digs deep into the emotional rollercoaster behind the making and archiving of the world’s most influential pop culture phenomenon.

For Educational Purposes Only

Director: Syreeta Gates

Director of Photography: Herman L. Jean-Noel

Writer & Editor: Sallomé Hralima

This film debuted at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on February 2020 as a part of Documenting History in Your Own Backyard II: Archiving & Preserving Hip Hop. Watch the Talkback with Shola Lynch, Syreeta Gates and Martha Diaz.

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