Brande VictorianJul 25, 20203 minIt's An Honor To Be Talked AboutThe 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.
Brande VictorianJun 12, 20206 minA Week Of Activism Brought Up A Lot Of Insecurities I Thought I'd Gotten PastFor the first 10 days or so of protests, I struggled to find my place in the civil rights movement currently unfolding before our eyes....
Brande VictorianDec 7, 20178 minI Let My Relationship Status Ruin My Relationship With GodI 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
Brande VictorianNov 12, 20177 minThere's Always Another Opportunity If You Just Keep Doing YouOne month ago I was in my feelings about fellow colleagues meeting Oprah; last week I got my chance.
Brande VictorianOct 20, 20175 minI'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.
Brande VictorianAug 17, 20174 minReclaiming My TitleA Tale Of Being Burnt Out On Workplace Disrespect
Brande VictorianAug 8, 20174 minWhat 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
Brande VictorianAug 2, 20171 minLove Your Body EventSpend your Friday night with me, Samsung, and an amazing group of women as we show you how to love your body!
Brande VictorianJul 31, 20174 minThick Thighs Might Save Lives But Big Bodies Don't Exist For Your ComfortThe quickest way to ensure a conversation with me goes absolutely nowhere is to approach me on some big girl bullshit.
Brande VictorianJul 4, 20174 minI Can See Through Leslie Jones' "Men Don't Like Me" Front, Right Through To MyselfSometimes when you're a part of the undesirables you don't know any other way to be.
Brande VictorianJun 28, 20174 minDo You Ask Men For What You Want?Asking in no way guarantees you'll get what you want but, theoretically, it puts you one step closer to getting what it is that you desi
Brande VictorianJun 13, 20173 minContrary To What My Mama Taught Me, It's Too Hot To Worry About Covering Up My "Flaws"I was 20 year's old before I wore a sleeveless top in public. Now I'm braving the heat in crop tops and short because, well, it'
Brande VictorianJun 6, 20175 minIt's A Shame People Yelling Things About My Weight In The Street Makes Me Feel Like SomethingI know the need to body shame me says more about the people doing it than it does me, but in those moments I do feel ashamed of my body and
Brande VictorianMay 30, 20174 minFor Once It Would Be Nice To Meet A Man Without A SituationI'm over having to consider kids, wives, ex-girlfriends, live-in exes, live-in babymamas, trying to get my own place, no career-having--
Brande VictorianMay 10, 20172 min32 Things I'm Excited About At 32Today's my 32nd birthday but I feel like 30 again -- happy, optimistic, determined, bold, a little brave, and full of possibility.
Brande VictorianMay 4, 20173 minDating While Dieting Part 2: This Isn't FunWhen I got smaller, I realized that although I was dating more I was enjoying men less.
Brande VictorianApr 24, 20174 minSometimes A Compliment Is Just A Compliment"You're so pretty" doesn't mean "You're so pretty I'd like to date you." It's a statement of fact, k
Brande VictorianApr 10, 20175 minNiggas Get Curved Everyday B...You'll Be AlrightHere's how I handle it when it happens to me.
Brande VictorianMar 31, 20171 minA Convo On Body Positivity And Curvy Confidence With The GrioCheck out the whole convo
Brande VictorianMar 30, 20175 minThat's Not How This Works: You Don't Get To Call Me Fat When I Don't Like YouIf I'm fat today, I was fat a month ago when you were trying to take my fat ass to the movies, and that means you wanted my fat ass.