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.

Instagram is the picture playground where everyone flaunts their daily activities. Celebs used the social platform, to give us a glimpse into their eventful weekends! Bey and Jay Kiss Kanye West celebrated his birthday this weekend and all the heavy hitters came out in full force to help him celebrate. While a pregnant Kim Kardashian […]

After weeks of poking fun at Drake’s nostalgic Dada wear, the retired clothing line finally made its highly anticipated video debut in his “No New Friends” visuals. Drizzy’s “day one” dudes/ industry friends (presuming he means, the people he met on the come up)–DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Birdman and Rick Ross–appear alongside the “Started From […]

History repeated itself last night when five people of color (Cicely Tyson, Billy Porter, Patina Miller, Courtney B. Vance and Ron Simons) won trophies at the 2013 Tony Awards, becoming only the second group of individuals to do so since 1982, reports Clutch. MUST READ: Tony Awards 2013: The Absolute Best & Worst Dressed Blacks […]

It is rare to encounter an artist who is closely tied to Jay-Z, endorsed by Nas and revered as a lyricists who is as humble as Jermaine Lamarr Cole. At 28-years-old, Cole is wiser than his counterparts, more in tune with his feelings and more passionate about creating quality music than your typical rap star […]

Season 4 of the “Bad Girls Club” would not have been the same without the baddest, bad girl of them all–Natalie Nunn! Nunn’s first day on the Oxygen show established her as a force to be reckoned with. With every episode her wrath could be felt through her violent and controlling behavior. Entertaining none-the-less, Nunn’s […]

Not even her sisters could imagine Tamar changing newborn diapers and swaddling a baby, but that all came full circle last night when Tamar delivered a baby boy! “#tamartian friends HE’S finally here! #bfv #tamarandvince #theone :-),” she tweeted! Her birthing room was showered with comforting gifts (you can see her Chanel bag poking behind […]

The level of adoration I feel for Rihanna grows with each post of a new photo to her Instagram account. Whether she is just chilling on the scene or causing one, her pics are behind the scene tales from baddest chick in the game (sorry Bey!) Ri Ri’s “it” girl status allows her to go […]

Nicki Minaj looks better than ever! It was announced today, that the “Starships” rapper partnered with Myx Fusions Moscato drink and will be the face of the liquor beverage! Nicki allowed us a sneak peek of the Myx Fusion promo images to come, via her Instagram account. “I am so excited to team with the […]

This was the tweet that started it all! https://twitter.com/106andpark/status/341984643702202368 “Basketball Wives: LA” breakout star, known model and Mint Swim creator, Draya Michelle was set to co-host BET’s “106 & park” with Bow Wow today. In normal BET fashion, they reached out through Twitter for questions to ask the gorgeous model under the #AskDraya hash tag. […]

Between today and yesterday, two (count em) diss tracks were released aiming straight for Joseline Hernandez’s jugular. Benzino–Stevie’s ex friend, Che Mack–Stevie J’s wanna-be artist and Mimi Faust–Stevie’s baby’s mother, loaded up their ammo and fired, in hopes of upsetting the Puerto Rican princess. Not only did they make complete fools of themselves they fail […]

I’ve been underwhelmed by Beyonce‘s latest music releases. Her highly anticipated song “Grown Woman” wasn’t quite what I was hoping for from the “Mrs. Carter” album, I guess I was expecting it to be a little more personal and about love like her first solo album. However, King Bey isn’t one to let her fans […]

This is certainly the most “turnt” up episode of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” yet! Shay & Erica Come Face-To-Face We’ve gained a new respect for Erica Dixon! Not only is she well endowed below the waistline, she is well-behaved and stern. Last night, she and Scrappy’s wanna-be mistress Shay came face-to-face and Erica handled […]