Multi-faceted R&B singer-songwriter, soul artist, and Reiki healer Brandon Vee knows all too well the challenge of measuring up to the standards society sets for people based on stereotypes. His newest single and music video, out today, “Java Love,” speaks directly to women of colour to empower them to ignore the pressure society places to “be a certain way” and to live true to themselves. Vee describes that as a Black and Latino man, “Being accepted in certain situations such as intimacy, but just as easily being dismissed in other scenarios” is a vicious cycle that society has supported time and time again. The lyrical metaphor in “Java Love” highlights the societal issue of hyper-sexualization in the media, especially for women of colour. Drawing a comparison to coffee, the lyrics, ...