LISTENING

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PRESERVATION

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CARE

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LISTENING ⋆ PRESERVATION ⋆ CARE ⋆


  • Black Girls Love Vinyl (BGLV) a mission-driven cultural platform and archive dedicated to preserving the art and love of collecting vinyl records, centering the relationship Black women have with music. Founded in 2018, BGLV creates intentional spaces for listening, storytelling, and discovery, uplifting Black women as collectors, curators, and cultural contributors within music history.

    Rooted in preservation and community, BGLV amplifies Black women’s voices within vinyl and listening culture through curated programs and initiatives. We approach records as vessels of memory and identity, connecting personal collections and listening practices to a shared cultural lineage.

HERITAGE

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LINEAGE

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LEGACY

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HERITAGE ⋆ LINEAGE ⋆ LEGACY ⋆

  • Black Girls Love Vinyl envisions a future where Black women lead and shape vinyl, listening, and music culture. We imagine a world where Black women are recognized as collectors, curators, storytellers, and keepers of sonic memory, whose contributions are central to music history.

    Within our community, record collecting becomes an act of preservation that honors lineage, memory, and personal discovery. Through intentional listening and storytelling, we connect personal collections to shared cultural histories while shaping what comes next.

    Our vision is to build a lasting record of Black women’s musical experiences that is preserved, celebrated, and carried forward with care. Through archival stewardship, creative collaboration, and sustained community, BGLV ensures Black women’s voices remain present, valued, and remembered across generations.

ARCHIVE

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RESEARCH

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CURATION

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ARCHIVE ⋆ RESEARCH ⋆ CURATION ⋆

  • At BGLV, we create cultural programming, archival initiatives, and creative services rooted in sound, storytelling, and material culture. Our work connects vinyl-based listening practices with research, strategy, and community engagement across public programs, cultural spaces, and brand partnerships.

    Each project is approached with care, research, and cultural responsibility. Our work is collaborative and context-driven, shaped by archival practice, intentional listening, and long-term stewardship rather than one-off execution.

    BGLV programming includes facilitated listening sessions with artists, musicians, DJs, and public figures through the Deluxe Edition series; collection showcases through In Compilation Of…; audiophile immersion experiences; record shop meetups; international cultural exchanges; and research-driven archival projects. Alongside this work, we steward a growing archive of vinyl records and ephemera documenting rare, overlooked, and essential contributions within Black music history.

    Documentation produced through BGLV’s programming contributes to ongoing archival research and the continued growth of the BGLV Collections.

  • BGLV collaborates with artists, public figures, music labels, cultural institutions, brands, and community partners who share a commitment to preservation, equity, and cultural care in music and sound.

    • Branded vinyl DJ experiences and listening activations

    • Creative direction and cultural consulting

    • Creative strategy and project development

    • Content creation and visual storytelling

    • Archival research, documentation, and curation

    • Event curation and experiential programming

    • Social media and digital campaign development

    • Brand partnerships and collaborative campaigns

    • Music supervision and research consulting

STEWARDSHIP

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PRACTICE

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COMMITMENT

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STEWARDSHIP ⋆ PRACTICE ⋆ COMMITMENT ⋆

  • Born on the North Side of St. Louis, Missouri, Alexandria Sade’s relationship to music was shaped early through family and community. She grew up immersed in her aunt’s soul and oldies, her father’s hip-hop and electronic records, and her mother’s love for jazz and the music of Sade, her namesake.

    Alongside listening, she studied dance, flute, and piano, balanced a deep commitment to tennis, and remained actively engaged in St. Louis’s Black community. Early recognition for leadership and service shaped her enduring commitment to cultural connection and community building.

    A proud alumna of Hampton University, Alexandria has been a music collector since childhood, starting with her CD collection and various music ephemera to becoming a dedicated vinyl record collector in 2013 while exploring music production during her undergraduate years, gradually developing deep expertise and a personal archive. Now based in Brooklyn, NY, she has worked across marketing, sync licensing, operations management, and now music supervision (IMDb credited), with a long-term vision centered on preservation as an active practice ensuring Black musical histories are documented, cared for, and carried forward across generations.