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.

Ciara’s ex-fiance Future seems unbothered by her new rumored boo Russell Wilson and their date to the White House State dinner. The “Commas” rapper tweeted: While he doesn’t say any names, we assume he’s talking about Ci Ci in all her golden dress glory.   Come on, who wouldn’t be jealous? Ciara and Future’s relationship […]

After days of bashing his ex-wife and baby’s mother Rachel Roy over custody drama surrounding his daughter Ava, Manhattan Supreme Court, Judge Matthew Cooper issued a warrant for Dame Dash’s arrest…unless he can come up with a whopping sum of money he owes in back child support and other fees. According to reports, Dash was ordered […]

 Jay Z Announces Tidal Concert A week after pleading with fans to give Tidal the chance to grow, Jay Z announced he will be performing his “B-Sides” in an exclusive concert on the music streaming service. Anyone as kinda excited as us? While we’re not here for Tidal and everything it stands for (rich artists […]

Khloe Kardashian encouraged her Instagram followers to “Pray for Baltimore” and got dragged through the Internet mud. https://instagram.com/p/2AjKNAhRnm/?taken-by=khloekardashian How? Why? What’s so wrong with urging people to pray for a city going through a crisis? Apparently, Kardashian is just as confused. The KUWTK star tweeted, While some commenters bashed Kardashian, others came to her defense. […]

We can’t imagine how challenging and emotional it must be raising a child with a mental disorder. Comedian DL Hughley recently broke down in tears talking about his son Kyle, who has Asperger’s Syndrome — a pervasive developmental disorder that presents difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication in those it effects. During an interview […]

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta is so damn ridiculous, it’s becoming hard to watch. Who are we kidding? We can’t turn away! Lol. Last night’s show opened with Stevie J and Nikko exchanging idle threats between stutter steps. After a soft tussle that involved Stevie tugging on Nikko’s sweater, the boys were pulled apart by the […]

Empire Star Jussie Smollett Rips Donald Trump To Shreds Jussie Smollett doesn’t only play an outspoken character on Empire, the Lyon’s actor is socially conscious in real life and using his social media platform to take down meat heads like Donald Trump. With White media outlets perpetuating the Baltimore riots, Donald Trump saw it fit […]

Amber Rose stars as Lexi in the upcoming film Sister Code and gets steamy with her costar Marcus Paulk, AKA Danger, in one of the film’s racy sex scenes. Sister Code also stars Drew Sidora and Eva Marcille as three sisters who live together in LA. As the sisters struggle to navigate life without their […]

Did Apollo Abuse Phaedra Parks? Last night, part 1 of the Real Housewives Of Atlanta reunion aired on Bravo and it was pretty lackluster and we’re still wondering why the hell we have to be subjected to the reunion in three parts…most of the first part could have been left on the cutting room floor. […]

A few days after being put on blast by his baby’s mother Blac Chyna, Tyga apparently got Kylie Jenner’s name tattooed on his arm…unless of course, the viral photo is fake, which could also be true. A photo of Tyga’s latest ink has been floating around social media and zoomed-in shots appear to show the […]

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta is one of our favorite guilty pleasures. While it can be terribly ratchet at times, we appreciate how entertaining the characters, we’ve grown to love, can be…which is why we’ve launched our very own weekly video series around it. “Love & Recap” highlights the most memorable moments from Love & […]

Ciara Teases New Track “Fly” After generating major buzz with her comeback track “I Bet,” Ciara is keeping the momentum going with her latest release “Fly,” off her upcoming album Jackie. Ci Ci teased the new joint on Instagram. “Let you go, let you fly… for the first time in a long time,” she sings […]