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Briona Lamback

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As seen in: PushBlack.us, BBC, Issuu, Tripadvisor, Atlas Obscura, Flipboard, PS, Miami Herald, Condé Nast Traveler, HarperCollins Publishers, Matador Network and
Covers:  Black culture and history & food
Award-winning travel journalist & Founder @ Buoyant Travel Bylines: @CNTraveler, @atlasobscura, @fodorstravel & more. Best American Food Writing '23 ✨

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Briona Lamback’s Biography

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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 'B…

Briona Lamback’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Black Brazilians’ guide to Salvador de Bahia

The Black Brazilians’ guide to Salvador de Bahia

Samba street parties, seafood stews, and sandy beach days.

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The Black Baltimoreans' guide to Charm City

The Black Baltimoreans' guide to Charm City

Three locals on Baltimore's best sights, eats, and art.

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Best American Food Writing '23

Best American Food Writing '23

My story, 'The Black Oyster King of New York,' was featured in the 2023 edition of Best American Food Writing…

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In Western Ghana, Locals Are Reclaiming Their Surf Scene

In Western Ghana, Locals Are Reclaiming Their Surf Scene

With free gear, classes, and a new community space in coastal Busua, Surf Ghana is bringing Ghanaian surfers …

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Baltimore: The US Harborside City Where Crab is King

Baltimore: The US Harborside City Where Crab is King

Where crab is king, Black history thrives, and quirky literary and art experiences are abundant...

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Toya Boudy's Yakamein: A New Orleans' noodle soup

Toya Boudy's Yakamein: A New Orleans' noodle soup

While it's typically foods like gumbo, charbroiled oysters, po'boys and jambalaya that lure people to New Orl…

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Articles

The 10 Best Juneteenth Celebrations Across the Country

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By Briona Lamback Verified
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Where communities gather across the country to celebrate this freedom holiday. When word of formerly enslaved people’s freedom finally reached Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, it was two years late after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. In the 161 years since, African American communities all over the U.S. have been celebrating Juneteenth with everything from backyard cookouts to large, citywide festivals.
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Where to Explore Black and Indigenous History Across the 13 Original Colonies

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America's 250th birthday is the perfect time to explore the Black and Indigenous history woven into every one of the original 13 colonies. This year, America turns 250. For thousands of years, Native people called this land home, and for generations following, enslaved Africans and their free descendants built it — long before it was the country we know today. A 250th celebration that overlooks the Indigenous land and Black labor on which the colonies were built isn’t the full story.
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The 10 Easiest Beach Escapes From the U.S. This Winter

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From the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico to Mexico, the Caribbean, and beyond, these are the easiest beach escapes from the U.S. for warm weather, nonstop flights, and stress-free winter getaways. In the dead of winter, when the holiday cheer has waned, and the weather outside gets a little too frightful, you may be looking to the friendly skies for somewhere to trade snow for sunshine—no need to go far from home, though.
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What's your favorite social network?

TikTok and Twitter

When's the best time to pitch you?

Weekday afternoons

What's your favorite drink?

An espresso martini (from London)

Awards

Black Travel Summit

2023 - Best Travel Journalist of the Year

NATJA Travel Media Awards

2019 - Long-Form Narrative/Personal Essay

The North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) announced the winners of the 28th Annual NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition. Awards were made to publications, travel journalists and photographers, and top destination marketing associations.

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