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.

Bobbi Kristina’s Shocking Weight Loss Chile, stress is a mutha… Bobbi Kristina left fans shocked after she posted images on Twitter showing off her shocking weight loss in an unflattering bikini. Bobbi wants us to believe that the cause of her dramatic weight loss is due to a fast metabolism just like her mother Whitney […]

Our girl Elle Varner is back and prepping the release of her upcoming album “Four Letter Word (L.O.V.E.)” with her club-worthy new single “Cold Case.” And we’re sure will be the next big female anthem! “She, she ain’t got nothing on me/Couldn’t be her or maybe you’re stupid enough, I’m not sure, I really don’t […]

Patti Labelle, Janelle Monae and Ariana Grande all on one stage…Lawd, we’re not worthy! The vocalists joined each other for a once in a lifetime performance at the “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House,” concert on Thursday. “Mr. President, Mrs. Obama, what’s up, how are ya?,” Ariana greeted the First family before […]

Michael Jackson’s Alleged Son’s Bogus Paternity Test Alki David, some opportunist, would like for us to believe that Brandon Howard is the illegitimate son of the late mega star Michael Jackson. And he has the “evidence” to prove it. Brandon’s mother is Miki Howard (who went by the name “Billy” back int he day, hence […]

Lupita Nyong’o is definitely not dating “Dallas Buyer’s Club” star Jared Leto because she’s in a relationship with conscious Somalian rapper K’naan. The two were spotted holding each other as Lupita made her promotional rounds after winning “Best Supporting Actress” at the 2014 Academy Awards for her role as Patsey in the film “12 Years […]

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are ready to get married…sooner rather than later! The superstar couple have set a date to walk down the aisle on May 24, in Paris, according to UsWeekly. Yeezy popped the question to Kim seven months ago at San Francisco’s AT&T Park with a 15 carat ring and the duo have […]

Matthew Knowles’ Child Support Payments Slashed We can officially file Beyonce’s father Matthew Knowles in the “ain’t sh*t” pile. After cheating on Mama Tina and fathering a child, Nixon (who he does not claim or see), outside of their marriage with Alexsandra Wright, a judge ordered in his favor to lower his child support payments […]

The 2014 Academy Awards proved to be a ground-breaking event for Black film.  Steve McQueen’s emotional picture “12 Years A Slave” made history as the first movie from a Black director to win Best picture, screenwriter John Ridley became the second Black man to win the golden trophy for “Best Adapted Screenplay” and Lupita Nyong’o became the seventh Black woman in […]

Kerry Washington and her husband Nnamdi Asomugha are normally very quiet about their love; in fact we’ve rarely seen the couple together. But as we know, photo booths — like the one at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar after party — can bring out the fun in anyone! Kerry presented an award at the Academy Awards […]

Black actors don’t get loads of movie offers after they are nominated (or win) Academy Awards, it just doesn’t work that way… “Captain Phillips” actor Barkhad Abdi, who was nominated for “Best Supporting Actor” at the 2014 Academy Awards (he lost to Jared Leto), is allegedly broke…which comes as no surprise to industry insiders. The […]

Chaka Apologizes To Beyonce Chaka Khan is so over this made-up rivalry between her and Beyonce and took to Twitter to offer her apologies to Mrs. Carter. The Bey Hive attacked (as they are known to do) Chaka for allegedly throwing shade at Beyonce on the red carpet where she rolled her eyes and whispered […]

Self proclaimed “Love King” Raheem Devaughn is here to provide the perfect soundtrack to love-making with the release of his new mixtape “King Of Loveland,” scheduled for release today! In addition to giving true R&B heads something to bump through their daily routines, Raheem collaborated with super producer, Kenny Dope and Grammy Award Winning lyricist, […]