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There are only 30 Black-owned record stores in US, OPEN DOORS chronicles them [video]

Of the 1500 – 2000 independent records in the US, less than 3O are black-owned. OPEN DOORS is a series of 5 short documentaries created by Record Store Day and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/04/there-are-only-30-black-owned-record-stores-in-us-open-doors-chronicles-them-vide

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Of the 1500 – 2000 independent records in the US, less than 3O are black-owned.

OPEN DOORS is a series of 5 short documentaries created by Record Store Day and VAMS chronicling Black-owned record stores across the US. Each episode introduces the people who work, shop, and make these stores a community.

Launching with Retrofit Records in Tallahassee, look for more OPEN DOORS episodes in the weeks leading up to RSD Drops dates.