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.

Maia Campbell Arrested Again Oh no. We thought Maia Campbell was on the road to recovery. According to reports, the former “In The House” star was arrested for the second time this year after causing a drunken scene at a waffle house. Officers reportedly gave Campbell the opportunity to leave on her own, but she […]

What do the NAACP Image Awards mean to Black Hollywood? Everything. All too often, Black directors and thespians are left out of mainstream media’s agenda. Where award shows like the Oscars fall short, the NAACP Image Awards highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of Blacks. #TeamBeautiful caught up with Taraji P. Henson, Ava DuVernay, Kerry Washington, […]

Spike Lee accepted the President’s award at the NAACP Image Awards and gave a speech we’ll never forget. “It’s rigged,” he said referring to mainstream media’s treatment toward Blacks — particularly Ava Duvernay being snubbed at this year’s Oscars. After accepting the noble accolade, Spike made his way back to the media room where we […]

If you’re as much of a fan of Fox’s “Empire” as we are, you equally appreciate the music the Empire produces each week. We’re still singing along to Jamal’s (Jussie Smollett) certified hit “Keep Your Money” and Hakeem’s (Bryshere Y. Gray) “Armani.” We have super producer Timbaland to thank for that. Since we can’t stop […]

Beck Responds To Kanye Even Beck agrees Beyonce should have won album of the year at the 2015 Grammys. The 90s rock artist, who also took home “Best Rock Album” for his 2014 release “Morning Phase,” responded to Ye stage crash his acceptance speech. “I was just so excited he was coming up. He deserves […]

While we’re still wondering how the hell Beck won “Album Of The Year” over Beyonce, Beck is finding out just who the hell Kanye West is and what he’s about — that life. Yeezy pulled a funny one during tonight’s Grammy awards, pretending to pull another “Imma let you finish” move on Beck when the […]

The 46th annual NAACP Image Awards came and went, but not without triumphant moments for Black Hollywood. Spike Lee was presented the Chairman’s Award, “black-ish” swept all categories they were nominated in, Taraji P. Henson took home the night’s biggest honor — “Entertainer Of The Year” and “Selma” finally got the recognition it deserves. “It’s […]

If you only had 6-seconds to give an acceptance speech at the NAACP Image Awards, what would you say? Who would you thank? We put some of Black Hollywood’s finest thespians on the spot on the red carpet of the #ImageAwards and gave them the opportunity to thank the supportive people in their lives…the catch? […]

Who’s Performing? It’s that time of year again. The 57th annual Grammy Awards are here and your favorite celebs are in town for the show…including *drumroll* Beyonce! Yes girl. The queen Bey plans to hit the stage to perform a special tribute to Ava Duvernay’s  Academy Award nominated film “Selma.” Rumor has it, she’ll be […]

While Missy Elliott’s incredible return on the Super Bowl Halftime Show gave us all the life in the world, we’re so irritated that so many people, media included, had no idea who she was and even tried to say Katy Perry’s show didn’t benefit from the Supa Fly rapstress. The nerve! Missy Elliott is one […]

Missy Elliott Schools The Children While we were shouting the lyrics to “Get Your Freak On” and doing our best Missy impressions in front of our TV Screens during this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, there were some millennials from the Iggy Azalea school of hip-hop, praising Katy Perry with breaking a new artist during […]