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Briona Lamback
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Writer, Freelance
Baltimore
Beats
Biography
Briona Lamback is an award-winning travel journalist and entrepreneur. Through her company, Buoyant, she helps travelers connect with cool people, places, and experiences across the African diaspora. Lamback is a two-time Londoer and Baltimore native with bylines in Condé Nast Traveler, Atlas Obscura, Tripadvisor, Fodor's Travel, BBC Travel, and more. Her story, "The Double Life Of New York's Black Oyster King," is featured in the 20203 edition of Best American Food Writing. She was awarded 'Best Travel Journalist of the Year' at the 2023 Black Travel Summit.
Black culture and history & food
Culture
Content
By Briona Lamback Verified| Fodor's Travel Verified Black cowboy culture is more than just a moment; it is a reclamation of history as it happened. The Lone Ranger. Clint Eastwood as a cattle driver named Rowdy Yates. “King of the Cowboys” actor-singer Roy Rogers. For generations, no image symbolized the American West more often than gun-toting white men on horseback. Whiteness was the quintessential imagery of Western-esque media, but the reality of cowboy-dom was a lot more Black than the mainstream depicted.
By Briona Lamback Verified| Fodor's Travel Verified Baltimore is honoring the “Mother of Freedom” and her enduring legacy. Lillie Caroll Jackson was a young girl navigating Baltimore’s Bolton Hill neighborhood. Behind her, a sturdy laundry wagon trundled along on her days devoted to supporting her family’s laundry service business. With freshly laundered linens in tow, Jackson walked up the steps of 1320 Eutaw Place and knocked on the row home’s door.
By Briona Lamback Verified| Tripadvisor Verified Three Black diasporans weigh in on the country's cultural renaissance. By Briona LambackJan 22, 2024 • 4 minutes readYoung woman walking in the market in Accra, GhanaImage: PICHA Stock/Getty ImagesLike many African Americans with ancestral ties to West Africa, I answered the call of the ‘Year of Return’ in 2019, when Ghana’s tourism authority called millions from its diaspora back home.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States