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.

Is This Proof The Dream Attack His Baby’s Mother While Pregnant? Terrius Nash has some explaining to do… R&B singer The Dream was arrested for allegedly attacking his former girlfriend Lydia Nam, while she was pregnant. According to reports, The Dream “pulled and dragged her by her hair, choked her with a necklace she was […]

Kelly Price  has established herself in the industry since she first laid the background vocals on Biggie’s classic “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems,” and now the veteran singer’s hits “Friend Of Mine,” “As We Lay,” “Heartbreak Hotel” are just a few of the classic in our ultimate R&B collection. Since those hits, Kelly has sustained a noble […]

You may know Andrea Kelly as the former wife of R&B singer R. Kelly, but the professional choreographer, dancer and mother of three hasn’t let the failed marriage keep her from dating again. In fact, Drea revealed on last night’s episode of “Hollywood Exes” that she was engaged to Brian McKee, a barber! And a he is […]

Jada Pinkett-Smith Says Nothing Is Wrong With Willow Smith’s Controversial Picture Jada Pinkett-Smith doesn’t see anything wrong with the photo of her 13-year-old daughter Willow Smith laying in bed with 20-year-old “Hannah Montana” star Moises Arias. “There was nothing sexual about that picture,” she said, defending her daughter’s honor. In fact, she called the people […]

VH1 blessed us “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” fans with TWO episodes of the popular show in one week and we can’t stop talking about last night’s drama. On Monday we watched Nikko break the news to Mimi, that the sex tape they made in private landed in the lands of Vivid Entertainment. She cried…we’re […]

Golden Brooks To Star On TVOne’s ‘Hollywood Divas’ With the success of the “R&B Divas” franchise, TVOne is expanding their reality TV repertoire with “Hollywood Divas,” starring: Golden Brooks (“Girlfriends”), Elise Neal (‘The Hughleys’), Paula Jai Parker (“Hustle and Flow”), Countess Vaughn (“The Parkers”) and Lisa Wu (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”).  “TV One’s audience has a passion for programming that reveals the private […]

Nikko Wants To Fight Stevie J Now that “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” is back in full swing, the cast of the popular VH1 show are doing all they can to hype up the season. And that’s pretty easy since two of the main characters are engulfed in beef. Stevie J and Nikko were involved […]

Do you have what it takes to sweat with Trey Songz? (Get your mind out of the gutter!). #TeamBeautiful had the pleasure *pun intended* of experiencing Trey Songz’s intense pre-performance workout when we visited his private gym at his swank Beverly Hill’s home. Since we didn’t want to sweat out our hair, we enlisted “InterludesLIVE” […]

We were first introduced to Mimi Faust when she and then boyfriend Stevie J. debuted their relationship on VH1’s spin-off show “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.” With the help of a lovely lady by the name of Joseline Hernandez, their storyline drove ratings through the roof. We’ve been locked in ever since. Fast forward a […]

See D Wade’s ‘On Break’ Baby Dwyane Wade may be irresponsible for fathering a baby while he and his current fiance Gabrielle Union were “on break” but we must admit he made a handsome child. Wade’s side chick and new baby’s mother, Aja Metoyer, shared a photo of baby Xavier Zechariah Wade. Dwyane Wade and […]

They’re back! Our favorite Monday night guilty pleasure Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” returned to TV last night and we spent an hour catching up with our favorite cast (and a few newcomers): Joseline Hernandez, Stevie J, Mimi Faust, Nikko London (not to be confused with Nikko Smith), Rasheeda, Kirk, Erica Dixon, Ariane, Scrappy, Momma […]