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.

Jay Z Fumbles Lyrics Well that was awkward. As a Jay Z fan, it was incredibly hard to watch him, the man we know to be so suave, fumble over his own lyrics while performing “No Church In The Wild” on the Manchester, England stop of his “Magna Carta” tour. Hov stumbled over the line […]

After serving a three-month sentence for tax evasion, Lauryn Hill was released from Bureau of Prisons, Hill the minimum security Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut. Lauryn failed to pay taxes on her $1.8 million in income she earned between 2005 and 2007, reports TMZ. Hill, who was released on “good behavior” is confined to […]

“Sometimes men think with their other head,” my mother said to me this morning. I was noticeably bothered by the announcement that Big Sean had gotten engaged to a woman he’s been dating for six months, meanwhile the woman–Ashley–who could be seen not far from his side along his rise to fame, is staring at […]

My co-worker Ty Alexander, inadvertently convinced me to tune into the season 3 premiere of “Scandal” last night. She, like many other devout Olivia Pope fans, shamelessly promote “Scandal” in everyday conversation like they’re on ABC’s payroll. For instance, “Hey girl, wassup?” “Nothing watching ‘Scandal’ reruns on Hulu.” Blank stare. As much as I fought […]

Big Sean Engaged After 6 months of dating, rapper Big Sean is engaged to Naya Rivera who flashed her rock on the red carpet of the LATINA Magazine’s Hollywood Hot List party. Sean and Rivera met six months ago on Twitter and have been inseparable since. Sean broke up with his highschool sweetheart Ashley, last […]

“Work B*tch” “It’s Britney B*tch!” On the heels of Rihanna’s not-so-sexy-super-raunchy-video “Pour It Up,” Britney Spears released the visuals for her gay man’s anthem, “Work B*tch” and that hot White gal better work b*tch! All secured in a studded brassiere with the desert as her playground, the “I’m A Slave For You” Britney we once […]

Chris Brown & Drake Making Music Well that was fast. We heard through the grapevine that Breezy and Drizzy had made amends and discussed possibly making music together after their big bottle bashing incident at club WiP last year and the rumors are true. Drake and Brown are in the studio and they released pics […]

The cast of “The Best Man Holiday” covers Ebony Magazine and boy,  Black never looked so good! The stellar cast, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Monica Calhoun, Regina Hall, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terence Howard and Harold Perrineau dished on reuniting for one of the most beloved Black films of the last 20 years. “The […]

Teyana Taylor is somewhere staring in the mirror at her glorious body and laughing at Rihanna‘s latest attempt at being an exotic dancer. Ri Ri debuted her mediocre stripper moves in new video “Pour It Up” and as much as we love her wild ways, even we have to admit the visuals are ridiculously raunchy […]

Rihanna Congratulates Drake On #1 Album Now that Rihanna and Chris Brown are no longer an item and Chris Brown and Drake are no longer enemies, she can shout out Drake without starting  bottle bashing session, all she wants. The “Pour It Up” singer congratulated her old fling on Instagram. “Excellent work!! #NWTS,” she said. […]

A dapper Jay Z covers Vanity Fair’s November issue in a white and black tux (styled by June Ambrose) and charming grin. His distinguished swag radiates from the glossy page. We’ve come to expect that from Hov, whose empire grows with each tick of his Roley. In the last few years, Jay became a parent […]

Mimi Faust & Nikko Sextape Stevie J may have stunted on Nikko on “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” last season but Nikko is getting the last laugh! MediaTakeOut obtained explicit images from a sex tape currently being shopped around, allegedly starring the Nikko and Mimi Faust. And we’ll be honest, the evidence is overwhelming. Blurred […]