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# There are only 30 Black-owned record stores in US, OPEN DOORS chronicles them [video]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/there-are-only-30-black-owned-record-stores-in-us-open-doors-chronicles-them-video/
- Published: 2021-04-17T03:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-19T13:10:27.000Z
- Description: 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
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

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

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[OPEN DOORS ](https://recordstoreday.com/NewsItem/9637?ref=hypebot.com)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](http://www.retrofitrecs.com/?ref=hypebot.com) in Tallahassee, look for more OPEN DOORS episodes in the weeks leading up to RSD Drops dates.