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.

Ya know…we’ve mostly been here for Kanye West…we even defended him when he robbed Beck of his Grammy moment, but we must admit, he’s making us tired. We just have to be honest. Between bashing Amber Rose and his rants about the fashion industry, we’re like bruh! Don’t get us wrong, we love Ye’ and […]

“The moment you brought that White woman into my house, I knew then I couldn’t trust you. I knew then you didn’t want to be apart of my family.” To Black people, this conversation is familiar. “Don’t bring no White man home,” my mom would say. It’s not like she’d stop loving me if I […]

Beyonce’s Killer Workout You may think Beyonce wakes up looking absolutely “Flawless,” but in all actuality, the mega star works out to keep her killer physique. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, Bey posted this time lapse video of her intense workout on Instagram. “Celebrating the 5th anniversary […]

Kanye West debuted his new song “All Day” at the BRIT Awards at London’s O2 Arena and if you can focus on anything other the man holding a flame thrower on stage and if you can’t tell by Taylor Swift’s dance moves, in the audience, it’s kinda good… Seconds before introducing her hubby, Kim Kardashian snapped […]

Details about Bobbi Kristina’s medical condition have been murky since she was found face down and unresponsive in her bathtub. In the latest news, doctors have decided to take Kristina, who was placed in a medically induced coma back in January, out of her coma. According to People, who tapped Subhashini Ramesh, a professor of […]

Lenny Kravitz’s daughter Zoe Kravitz is all grown up and forging a way for herself with a rising acting career. After starring in the first installment of the “Divergent” series, Zoe is set to make her appearance in highly anticipated follow-up “Insurgent.” Zoe opened up about her role as Christina to Refinery29, saying, “I mean […]

Keyshia & Booby Gibson Together? It looks like our girl Keyshia Cole may have returned from “The Point Of No Return” and is working it out with her estranged husband Daniel Booby Gibson. In case you don’t remember, a few months ago, Keyshia revealed that she and Booby were co-parenting and alluded to his infidelities […]

Former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Mirjana Puhar, 19, was found shot to death alongside her boyfriend Jonathan Alvarado, 23, and his roommate Jusmar Gonzaga-Garcia, 21, in a triple homicide that appears to be drug-related. According to TMZ, the Serbian model was found by a friend, who called the cops, at her boyfriend’s home on […]

Kanye West made his highly anticipated return to “The Breakfast Club” this morning and as we expected, he was more than ready to defend his wife Kim Kardashian’s honor and bash his ex, Amber Rose in the process. In case you missed it, Amber Rose and Kimmy Cake’s sister Khloe got into a heated argument […]

Model Hannah Davis flashes a sultry grin with perfectly photo shopped size B’s and the space between her lady lips and her obnoxiously flat stomach on the cover of Sport Illustrated’s latest swimsuit issue cover. “I can see her vagina,” was how the conversation started. There we were, five women in a conference room during […]

Jay Z Facing Paternity Suit While Beyonce is facing a ridiculous photo shop controversy that proves she’s a human being like the rest of us, her hubby Jay Z is facing his own problems…well kinda. Take this with a grain of salt. A young man by the name of Rymir Satterthwait, 21, claims his mother […]

Anyone who’s been in a long-term relationship knows the key to “making it last forever (Keith Sweat voice)” is falling in love over and over again. And, there will be times when giving up seems easier than fixing it. We look to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith as the beacons of Black hope when […]