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A Conversation With Dascha Polanco On Using Your Voice

Brande Victorian

Sep 30
2 min

A Conversation With Dascha Polanco On Using Your Voice

"When I feel most not enough is when my voice is not being heard."

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A Conversation With Ari Lennox On Never Changing What God Has Blessed Her With

Brande Victorian

Sep 26
3 min

A Conversation With Ari Lennox On Never Changing What God Has Blessed Her With

"This is the body God decided for me to be in so I just don't see that changing."

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A Conversation With Larenz Tate On Not Believing Your Own Hype

Brande Victorian

Sep 8
4 min

A Conversation With Larenz Tate On Not Believing Your Own Hype

"Those moments are what they are. That's why they are called moments. That's what it is. It’s a moment."

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A Conversation With Alex Elle On Choosing Yourself

Brande Victorian

Aug 25
6 min

A Conversation With Alex Elle On Choosing Yourself

Setting a boundary regarding her father's toxic behavior at 16 was Alex Elle's first recollection of choosing herself.

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A Conversation With Danielle Young On Leaps Of Faith And Letting Your Light Shine

Brande Victorian

Aug 17
4 min

A Conversation With Danielle Young On Leaps Of Faith And Letting Your Light Shine

"I felt apologetic about my own light before, but the closer that I get to God the more I understand that that's also God's light."

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You're Not Perfect But You're Exactly Who God Called You To Be

Brande Victorian

Aug 16
2 min

You're Not Perfect But You're Exactly Who God Called You To Be

"Every flaw, every negative, everything that has happened in my life has happened for a reason, on purpose."

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Someone Somewhere Is Waiting On What You Already Know

Brande Victorian

Aug 15
2 min

Someone Somewhere Is Waiting On What You Already Know

“The most negative mindset is I'm not good enough."

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A Conversation With Lynn Whitfield On Why The Truth Is Never Not Fresh

Brande Victorian

Aug 10
3 min

A Conversation With Lynn Whitfield On Why The Truth Is Never Not Fresh

For the veteran actress, the idea of ever being discarded is simply unfathomable because it's always fresh to tell the truth in your work.

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

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

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

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

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

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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I Let My Relationship Status Ruin My Relationship With God

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

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

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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