About Shamika Sanders

Shamika Sanders is the managing editor for HelloBeautiful where she carries out a vision to uplift Black women by telling their unique stories. She began working at iOneDigital in 2011 and has penned articles for iOneDigital, Essence, Billboard, and has interviewed celebrities like Oprah, Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, and Regina King. Shamika is a seasoned reporter with over 10 years of experience in digital media. She is the mother of an adorable two-year-old, enjoys spending time with her friends and family, enjoys good music, and good eats. Keep up with her on social media.

Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West are friends again after getting into a vicious verbal altercation on Twitter last week. And according to Wiz, it wasn’t a publicity stunt. The “See You Again” rapper opened about the phone conversation he had with Ye after everything went down and you might be surprised to know, Ye apologized […]

A judge reportedly ruled against rapper The Game after he failed to respond to his accuser Priscilla Rainey’s sexual assault complaint. In case you missed it, Priscilla — a contestant on Game’s reality show “She Got Game” — filed suit against Game after she claimed he “forcefully reach[ed] his hand inside her dress to rub […]

It’s Super Bowl time, which means bring on the expensive, over-the-top commercials we love to watch inbetween plays. We’ve already seen Drake remix his “Hotline Bling” to incorporate T-Mobile’s latest cellphone promo and Rihanna slay alongside Colbert and now Jeff Goldblum is backed by an all-Black choir in an ad for Apartments.com. While some see […]

The Super Bowl just got even more fabulous with the announcement Lady Gaga will be performing the National Anthem at the Levi’s Stadium on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers face off against the Denver Broncos. We’re expecting Gaga to wheel her piano on the turf while sparkling in diamonds and drinking virgin blood. It’s going […]

Just when we thought Drake couldn’t get any sexier, our bearded BAE showed off his funny side in T-Mobile’s 30 second Super Bowl ad. The clever commercial recreates Drizzy’s ubiquitous “Hotline Bling” video with the remixed title “Restricted Bling.” It’s not like we’re ever going to switch to T-Mobile, but thanks for the eye candy! […]

In case your wondering how the selfie that broke the Internet came about, Kim initiated it.

The Kardashian’s are reportedly pissed off their brother is dating the family enemy Blac Chyna, but he seems happier in recent days than he’s been in years. We hate to say it (not really), but Blac Chyna’s lady humps have resurrected Rob Kardahian from the Internet hole he’s been hiding in and breathed new life […]

Training Day (minus Denzel Washington) is coming to a TV screen near you. According to Entertainment Weekly, CBS ordered the pilot that picks up 15 years after the film was released. Director Antoine Fuqua is at the helms of the reimagining, bring to life a script by former LAPD detective Will Beall. Unlike the original […]

If you’re like us, you value your tresses as one of your greatest accessories. While we all do our best to stay flawless, we can agree caring for our hair is time-consuming and costly. We know what it’s like to spend hours and hundreds of dollars maintaining our mane, so here’s a contest just for […]