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.

 “These Hoes Ain’t Loyal” Pastor Responds To Backlash When pastors mention or quote Chris Brown, it’s usually because they’re praying for the troubled star or shunning him for what he did to Rihanna. It isn’t often that they use his lyrics for their sermon. Pastor James Bryant of the Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Maryland set […]

Janelle Ambrosia is having the best day ever because it’s “White Privilege Wednesday,” a day she proclaimed on Twitter. The stripper made headlines after her racist rant was recorded inside the parking lot of a shopping plaza. The cause for her outburst? A black man startled her children when he started his car. In case […]

Sigh. Another day, another awfully bad fashion decision. Pharrell is under fire for covering Elle UK, the special collector’s edition, in a Native American headdress. And, if you haven’t guess by the title of this article, Native Americans are not happy about it. Pharrell was persuaded by the Elle staff to trade in “his Vivienne Westwood mountie […]

Despite what you may think about Beyonce, she, Kelly and Michelle (the members of Destiny’s Child) are really friends. We know, we know…it’s hard to grasp the concept that Bey’s besties aren’t exactly on her level of stardom, but it’s clear she loves them none-the-less. To further prove how much of a friend she is, […]

No one’s family is perfect. Cue Solange and Jay Z. But, Keyshia Cole’s family takes imperfection to new levels. We were first introduced to the Cole family on the reality show “The Way It Is.” Her mom Frankie, who’s ratchet personality took on a life of its own, and Neffe then landed the spinoff “The […]

Beyonce Donates 500K To Chime For Change Beyonce isn’t just a gorgeous face, amazing entertainer, or poster child for the most sought-after body of all time, she’s totally a humanitarian. Last night, Mrs. Carter visited the Gucci store in NYC to attend the Chime For Change one-year anniversary event where she donated a whopping $500,000 […]

If you’ve caught “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” at any point last season (or this one) you’re quite familiar with Kirk and Rasheeda’s storyline. You may be one of the people who question if their situation is real or fake, but you can’t deny how engaging they are. Kirk and Rasheeda hit a turbulent patch […]

With the current season of “R&B Divas” on it’s way out, TVOne is gearing up for the premiere of “R&B Divas LA” season 2 starring Chanté Moore, Michel’le, Claudette Ortiz and newcomers Leela James, Chrisette Michelle and this woman who looks like Lil’ Mo…we think (the blonde lace front is throwing us off). We’re pretty […]

Rihanna Twerks After The CFDA Fashion Awards We’d give our left kidney just to brush Rihanna’s hair. Like seriously. After breaking the Internet in a sparkly Adam Selman gown adorned with 216,000 Swarovski crystals, Rihanna accepted her 2014 Fashion Icon Award from none-other than fashion extraordinaire Anna Wintour, then went home and twerked. Yes Gawd, […]

Kelly Price was one of the last people to encounter Whitney Houston when she was alive. She and Kelly shared the stage at the “For the Love of R&B” Pre-Grammy Party” where they joyously sang and shared words. We’ll never know what Whitney whispered in Kelly’s ear (or what she wrote in that final letter […]

Chris Brown Out Of Jail It looks like Chris Brown’s luck is starting to change. Chris was released from jail at 12:01am this morning after serving nearly four-months behind bars after he violated his court-ordered rehab sentence. Brown was ordered to serve an additional 131 days for violating probation after an altercation outside a hotel in […]

Apple Officially Buys Beats Super-producer Dr. Dre is a whole hell of a lot richer with the sale of his headphone empire Beats! Apple officially purchased Beats for $3 billion, including $2.6 billion cash up front and approximately $400 million in stock. If that isn’t impressive enough, Dre and his Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine will […]