The First Black-Owned Record Label In 1921, Harry Pace founded Black Swan Records—the first major Black-owned record company. Defying a segregated industry, he launched the careers of Ethel Waters and Fletcher Henderson and changed American music forever before being crushed by corporate giants. This is the story they don't want you to forget. #BlackHistory #MusicHistory #HarlemRenaissance #LostHistory Black Swan Records, Harry Pace, Harlem Renaissance, Music History, Black History, Ethel Waters

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My Big Break At 22 years old I got signed to a record label called Delicious Vinyl as a rapper right out of college… it still is one of the biggest moment of my life. I’ll explain… While everyone else was at the bars and frat parties I was often at open mic nights, I was in the studio and hustling trying to get a record deal. I had no contacts….no agent…no hotshot lawyer…no internet…no connections…why would I EVER get a record deal? People thought I was CRAZY. And… I did CRAZY things to put myse