Helena Andrews-Dyer
Washington, D.C.
Pop culture reporter
Education: Columbia University in the City of New York, BA English ; Northwestern University, MS Journalism
Helena Andrews-Dyer is a reporter on The Washington Post's pop culture team. Before that, she was a columnist for the Reliable Source for several years, writing about the intersection of pop culture and politics.
Before joining The Post, Andrews-Dyer was a contributing editor and writer at xoJane, a digital women’s magazine. She also previously wrote the “Single Minded” column for The Root, a division of The Post. Andrews-Dyer is the author of three books: "Bitch is the New Black," "Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters," and "The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class and Race Fr