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Brande Victorian

Jul 28
3 min

A Conversation With Brandy On Protecting Your Peace And What Being Strong Really Means

"I think getting up every day is being strong and deciding to make it to the next moment is being strong."

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Brande Victorian

Jul 25
3 min

It's An Honor To Be Talked About

The adage you must be doing something right if people are talking about you has always given me pause, but in this instance, it rings true.

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Brande Victorian

Jul 20
5 min

A Conversation With Tracee Ellis Ross On Having The Courage To Be Yourself

Have you ever wanted to do something for a long time and then when the opportunity comes you're so scared you're going to mess it up that...

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Brande Victorian

Jul 6
4 min

Artist Melissa Mitchell On Owning Your Path In Life:"You Can't Get Invested In Someone Else's Story"

I interviewed Melissa Mitchell on a rainy Tuesday in February. As I made the hour-long drive to her home in a thunderstorm a part of me w...

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Brande Victorian

Jun 23
2 min

Meagan Good: 'I Feel More Than Enough, I Just Don't Always Feel Enough For Other People'

Despite receiving multiple messages throughout her life that she's not enough for other people, Good knows that she's enough for herself.

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Brande Victorian

Jun 12
6 min

A Week Of Activism Brought Up A Lot Of Insecurities I Thought I'd Gotten Past

For the first 10 days or so of protests, I struggled to find my place in the civil rights movement currently unfolding before our eyes. I...

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Brande Victorian

Dec 7, 2017
8 min

I Let My Relationship Status Ruin My Relationship With God

I was somewhere around the age of 15 when my subconscious began to internalize the idea that singleness was going to be a way of life for me

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Brande Victorian

Nov 12, 2017
7 min

There's Always Another Opportunity If You Just Keep Doing You

One month ago I was in my feelings about fellow colleagues meeting Oprah; last week I got my chance.

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Brande Victorian

Oct 20, 2017
5 min

I'm So Special A Black Man Made A 51-Minute Video So People Can Talk About How Disgustingly Fat

And 200-plus comments about what a "big black whale" I am confirm as much.

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Brande Victorian

Sep 12, 2017
2 min

90-Day Transformation Results

On August 22, I completed my 90-day transformation with a total loss of 17 pounds, 9 inches, and 1 clothing size.

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Brande Victorian

Aug 17, 2017
4 min

Reclaiming My Title

A Tale Of Being Burnt Out On Workplace Disrespect

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Brande Victorian

Aug 15, 2017
4 min

Let's Talk About This Picture

When Internet trainers started stealing my transformation picture and passing the results off as their own, I got upset; then I got inspired

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Brande Victorian

Aug 15, 2017
1 min

Be Enough Bootcamp At Harlem HIIT

Want to get a taste of my 90-day transformation experience first-hand? Join me this Saturday as I host a Be Enough Bootcamp with my trainer,

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Brande Victorian

Aug 8, 2017
4 min

What Y'all Really Want From A N-gga?

I know part of the body positivity wave is to say we don't need anyone -- not even men -- to affirm us, but does that automatically make

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Brande Victorian

Aug 2, 2017
1 min

Love Your Body Event

Spend your Friday night with me, Samsung, and an amazing group of women as we show you how to love your body!

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Brande Victorian

Aug 1, 2017
3 min

Just Get It Over With

Let me start by saying that whole "just get it over with" headline is nowhere near as shady as it sounds, but it is what I had to tell my...

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Brande Victorian

Jul 31, 2017
4 min

Thick Thighs Might Save Lives But Big Bodies Don't Exist For Your Comfort

The quickest way to ensure a conversation with me goes absolutely nowhere is to approach me on some big girl bullshit.

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Brande Victorian

Jul 30, 2017
3 min

Food Will Never Fill You Up

"Compulsive eating is an attempt to avoid the absence of love, of comfort, of knowing what to do." And it never works.

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Brande Victorian

Jul 18, 2017
2 min

Being Enough Retreat

Start 2018 off right at the Being Enough Retreat with me, Dr. Crystal Jones, and HolistiCiLyfe in Carriacou Island, Grenada.

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Brande Victorian

Jul 14, 2017
2 min

Am I Being Fetishized On Dating Apps Because I'm A Dark-Skinned Big Girl?

In my latest column for Hinge IRL, I address the issue of being fetishized for your size when dating online.

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