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 week, I feel like I am reporting on either Chris Brown being with Rihanna or Chris Brown being with his ex-girlfriend  Karrueche Tran. It’s like they’re one big happy family…let me rephrase that, one big family. Yesterday Chris and Karrueche attended the Agenda Trade Show in LA to promote his clothing line Black Pyramid, […]

Most females choose either pink or blue for their baby shower colors but the MuvaRoseBud herself went the untraditional way and chose all the colors in the rainbow! Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa spent their weekend with friends celebrating the upcoming birth of their baby boy! “We had a good ol down home baby shower […]

Back when Brandy‘s album “Two Eleven” had just hit shelves and “Put It Down” was the number one spun song on the radio, she visited the HelloBeautiful offices to chat about what the project meant to her and the struggles she has overcome over the past years. Being the sucker for love I am I […]

The early bird gets the worm and with 2013 in full swing, these artists are wasting no time in getting a heads up above the competition! You thought Ashanti‘s career was over after she accepted a hosting job on Fuse News, didn’t you? well, think again! The “Good Good” songstress is preparing to release her […]

Being a female rapper must be hard. You have to be on your p’s and q’s at all times and look attractive while doing it. Not to mention, stay on top of the charts and remain relevant in a male dominated industry. So far Nicki Minaj has done an amazing job at keeping her brand […]

Lil Wayne and Karrine “Superhead” Steffans‘ love affair has carried on throughout the years. Wayne has admitted his love/ name dropped the woman known for being able to suck you into ecstasy on countless occasions and in numerous songs and his latest “B****s Love Me” is no different. “With no makeup she a ten. And […]

Congratulations are in order for “Star Wars” film maker George Lucas and new fiancee Mellody Hobson! After six years of dating, the couple are ready to get married! A spokeswoman for Lucasfilm Ltd confirmed that they are engaged, reports HuffingtonPost. Chicago native, Mellody Hobson graduated Princeton University and serves on the board of many corporations […]

Never have I ever seen a drink thrown with such accuracy and precision as I did last night. Normally it’s a martini glass or what’s last of the watered down Ciroc you didn’t swallow, but on the premiere episode of “Love & Hip Hop New York,” Joe Budden’s ex-girlfriend/ current love interest, Tahiry launched a […]

Love is a beautiful thing. Just ask Brandy who is currently on cloud nine 20 after getting engaged over the holidays! This New Year’s Eve, PopStopTV caught up with the “Put It Down” singer (in the video above) where she admitted that she once gave up on love. “I’m very happy. I’m definitely on Cloud […]

I came across the cutest video on NecoleBitchie this morning. Wanda, a Texas woman, thought cameras were coming into her home because she entered a contest for a chance to win tickets to the Trey Songz concert, a limo ride there and $1,000 to spend at Macy’s via radio station K104. Little did she know, […]

I was first introduced to Trinidad James via a co-worker who was actually playing the video to prove how ratchet hip-hop has become. I walked into the office and he instantly showed me this viral clip of a man who resembled Jerome from Martin. OK, he wasn’t attractive or anything but the song was catchy […]

2012 was the year of one liners. From “YOLO” to “I’ll turn that camel toe into casserole” (blink blink) crazy standout lyrics caused quite some controversy. Among those popular, mostly humorous, sometimes offensive sayings, was the famous “B*** you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym,” by none other than Drake who chimed in on […]