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About Helena Andrews
- Helena Andrews (born October 28, 1980) is an author, journalist and pop culture critic.
- Her first book, Bitch is the New Black, was published by HarperCollins in June 2010.
- Bitch is the New Black is a collection of essays chronicling her experiences as a single black female in Washington, D.C.
- First conceptualized as a daily blog documenting the sad state of dating among educated African Americans, Bitch is the New Black evolved to describe all the influences and impacts on the modern black woman.
- Andrews is currently writing a screenplay for the movie version of the book.
- The film rights have been optioned by Grey's Anatomy creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes, who will serve as executive producer for the project. In an interview with The Root she discussed the upcoming book: “Despite the fact that the most visible woman in the United States is black, popular culture still hasn't moved past the only adjective apparently meant to describe us: 'strong'.
- 'Bitch' will hopefully function as a sort of dictionary (abridged, of course), providing a new vocabulary for black women.
- Almost automatically I'd describe myself as strong, but I'm also flawed, tired, sexy, depressed, frightened, naïve, hilarious, greedy and, of course, bitchy.
- In 16 essays, 'Bitch' gives credence to each one of my faces - the secret sides every woman often keeps hidden.”
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