Successful, Black and Lonely

Story of 29 year old Helena Andrews , a young, successful, Black, “mean” girl living in DC desperately in search of love in the city. Her book “Bitch Is the New Black,”is set to be published in June. BITNB is a satirical look at successful young black women living in the District… and some are calling it the “Black Sex and the City.” {side eye} Andrews says her book attempts to reveal what’s behind the veneer. In a series of essays, Andrews documents the lives of so many young black women who appear to have everything: looks, charm, Ivy League degrees, great jobs, closets packed full of fabulous clothes; fabulous condos in fabulous gentrified neighborhoods; fabulous vacations, fabulous friends. And yet they are lonely: Their lives are repetitive, desperate and empty. Andrews writes about what it is like for a young, black woman dating in D.C., trying to find a mate who seems ever elusive.

About the author:

Andrews’ bio is interesting to say the least. Born in California, grew up on Catalina Island and in Los Angeles. Her mother is a lesbian. She has seen her father once, when she was 6 months old. When Helena was 7, her mother decided to move to Spain, but the girl’s grandmother kidnapped her. She graduated from Columbia University, majoring in English literature and creative writing, worked at O Magazine, attended Northwestern for Grad school for Journalism, and in 2005 landed as a news assistant in the New York Times Washington bureau.

WHAT?! Yes, you read all of that correctly! CLEARLY SHE HAS SOME DEEPER ISSUES that go beyond finding a man. Straight from her mouth:

“Love is much too hard to find and when these women do, it may go all wrong because of issues that are too complicated for statistics”

 “I’m a mean woman. I don’t date nice people. That’s why I’ll be alone for the rest of my life. I will always have to settle.”

In reference to a man she’s dating “I don’t find him attractive. If he was funny, that would go a long way. He could be my winter boo. I need a boo. My life sucks. When your life sucks, a winter boo with his own apartment would be awesome to have.”

Sounds like another bitter black women scorned by men. I’ll still be interested to read what she has to say.

Read the Washington Post Article HERE 

All my young, black, successful readers tell me how you feel…Is Bitch the New Black?

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