Rooted in community. Grown from purpose.
As the population of Black Americans and diaspora communities has grown in Barcelona, the need for a shared cultural moment has grown with it. Juneteenth provides that anchor — a day to ground ourselves, increase our visibility, and become better connected with the broader city.
Given the concerted efforts to erase and repress knowledge of Black history and culture globally, Black Americans and diaspora members abroad have a vested interest and responsibility to continue the traditions and remembrances of Juneteenth in their adopted communities.
Our committee of volunteers — from across the diaspora, from the US, the Caribbean, Africa, and beyond — organizes each year with three goals: to connect, to make visible, and to liberate. We also recognize Barcelona as an important, functional node in Black history, as opposed to a romanticized symbolic ideal.
We uplift the ideals of liberation and honor the people who fought — and continue to fight — to secure and maintain freedom for everyone.
