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.

Every now and then, rapper Fabolous retreats from the streets of Brooklyn and releases something strictly for the ladies. We recognized his “grown man” on “So Into You,” felt his pain in “Can’t Let You Go” and now his forthcoming album “Loso’s Way II is “Ready” for us. Emily B’s boo enlisted Chris Brown for […]

A recent interview on the HuffingtonPost made star of the new BET series “Second Generation Wayans,” Tatyana Ali, out to be a Drake stan. That or you thought the petite actress and Young Money rapper had something going on! Like most women who swoon over Drizzy, Tatyana finds his voice “sexy.” She visited the #BeautifulOffice yesterday […]

Rihanna holds “Stay” close to her heart. How do we know? Just watch her perform the profound ballad and you’ll see the twinkle in her eye. I personally believe the song is about her love for Chris Brown and now that she released the single cover featuring someone who looks exactly like the “Fortune” singer, […]

“American Idol” commanded our attention for two hours yesterday as aspiring entertainers, nascent artists and the tone deaf grabbed opportunity by the groin for a shot at the perks associated with being on a national television show. Contrary to what Hollywood tells you, opportunity doesn’t only knock once and it took a woman with comestible […]

Rihanna is so dope. I can’t think of another word to describe the rebellious beauty. If you follow her on Instagram, like I do, then you are aware of her fabulous photos and clever captions. Even underneath the folds of a hotel blanket, her pics capture her personality. During a recent shoot with Complex, Ri […]

As I was doing my afternoon perusal of TheYBF, I came across Snoop Lion Dogg‘s, forgive me–I have trouble keeping up with his name change, fresh manicure. Sigh. I am all for a man who takes care of his hygiene and possibly gets a manicure while dropping his wife off at the salon. I am […]

Nicki Minaj sounds more and more like a Barbie every time I hear her speak. Donning a pretty pink and peach ensemble, Nicki joined “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” to discuss her role on “American Idol,” performing a monologue to get into Laguardia High School, her dreams of being a bus driver and the […]

When Tahiry and Joe Budden stare at each other (when she isn’t annoyed by his selfish antics) it’s like their love seeps straight through their pores and onto our living room floors. And when a man, with such a womanizing reputation like Joe Budden’s, says you’re the closet thing he’s had to a wife, you […]

Rihanna has that kind of sex appeal that penetrates the skull and lingers in your brain. Her face can be innocent at times or radiate sensuality at others. From her risque tattoos to her daring ensembles, Ri Ri is just a pleasure to watch and for some, fantasize about. Complex Magazine released seven covers with […]

Way back when, before three doctors created the AspireAssist Aspiration Therapy System that literally sucks the fat out of your belly and before cosmetic surgery became so common it’s advertised in grocery stores, a black woman’s crowning glory was her curves. When Pam Grier’s burnt orange jumpsuit cascaded down her brown body, revealing large unaltered […]

It’s been seven years since wonder boy Justin Timberlake dropped an album. He gave us the Lauryn Hill treatment, ya know, creating a classic album then disappearing from music scene to carry on with his personal life. Although we were singing “My Love” and bringing “Sexy Back” way longer than we should have been, we have […]

I complain when I have to wake up early in the morning to go to work, meanwhile T-Boz from TLC had a brain tumor and suffers from sickle cell anemia. Her visit to CNN reminded me how much we take the little things for granted! The TLC star sat down with Soledad O’ Brian on CNN […]