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.

After 10-days of trial and hours of deliberation (that began on Wednesday), a jury found Theodore Wafer, 55, guilty of second degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearms charges in the shooting of Renisha McBride, 19. A reporter (@Idabeewells) inside the courtroom tweeted, “People have moved for immediate remand. Monica McBride, mother of #RenishaMcBride, in tears.” […]

Beyonce is gearing up to take over the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards! The “Flawless” singer is nominated a whopping eight times, but MTV has announced that she’s already got the night’s top honor in the bag. Bey will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award — also called the Lifetime Achievement Award — which is given annually to […]

Tony Thompson, Roderick “Pooh” Clark, Marcus Sanders, Russell Neal and Toriano Easley were just a group of boys from Waco, Texas when Hi-Five was formed. They released their debut song “I Just Can’t Handle It” in 1990 and it wasn’t long after that their self-titled album–produced by the legendary Teddy Riley–went platinum, thrusting them into […]

Lil’ Kim may be out on maternity leave, but she has more on her mind than just diapers. The pint-size rappers wants Nicki Minaj’s attention and she is stopping at nothing to get it. Yesterday, the original Queen Bee unleashed a verbal assault on Nicki after Nicki and Beyonce dropped the “Flawless Remix.” Kim didn’t […]

Drake Thinks Rihanna Is The Devil? Drake is out here straight trippin’ over former girlfriend Rihanna and we’re going to need him to pull it together. Earlier this week, the Young Money rapper performed “Days In The East,” using a fiery image of Ri Ri on the jumbotron as he sang the lyrics, “Why you […]

Lil’ Kim Comes For Nicki Minaj & We’re Like No One Sent For You This weekend, while we were catching up on some much-needed sleep, Beyonce pulled a Beyonce and released the remix to “Flawless” featuring Nicki Minaj. While folks haven’t stopped talking about the line where Bey addresses “Cartergate,” one person was more stuck […]

Nicki Minaj Debuts New & Improved Twerking Skills In “Anaconda” Teaser GOOD GAWD! Nicki Minaj is having the best week ever. After releasing the pop anthem of the summer “Bang Bang” with Jesse J and Ariane Grande, the Barb dropped her song “Anaconda” (that’s climbing the charts) and released the highly anticipated remix to “Flawless” […]

HelloBeautiful.com’s “Base Level” column features the hottest new artists we’re buzzing about. Before they make it to the summit of superstardom, we spot them at base level–the beginning of their hopeful journey to the top. At first glance, singer Brave appears to be a model straight out of the folds of a magazine. She’s tall, gorgeous […]

  OK, Katy Perry that will be enough! While critics are up in arms over Nicki Minaj’s ginormous cakes on the cover of her single cover “Anaconda,” a conversation about the white artists who constantly commit crimes against Black culture should be had. Or is that not a thing? Artists like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Miley […]

Good Gawd! Jill Scott is officially our girl crush. The “Blessed” singer debuted a brand new look on the cover of the September issue of Essence magazine and can we all join in together for a collective “YASSS?!” Jilly from Philly is fierce in a blonde pixie-like wig on the glossy facade. Must Read: Jill […]

Three Black women. One night. Are you ready? Not only is “Scandal” back on ABC this fall for season 4 with Kerry Washington (minus her baby bump — and  those awkward shots hiding it) and our favorite “Gladiators” (minus Columbus Short), the fan favorite show is airing on teh same night as “Grey’s Anatomy” season 11 and the debut of […]

Kim Kardashian Dragged On Twitter By Adrienne Bailon’s Friend The Twitter beef between Kim Kardashian and Adrienne Bailon just got that much more intense. Yesterday, Kim Kardashian unleashed a vicious verbal lashing against Adrienne Bailon to which the Cheetah Girl has yet to respond. In case you missed it, Kimmy Kakes was upset because Adrienne […]