Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ who connected a generation of music fans to their favorite celebrities on the music network, has died. She was 52. The news was confirmed by her sister Lakshmi Emory, who ...

Ananda Lewis was one of MTV’s best personalities in the late 1990s. After pursuing her own hosting career in the 2000s, she became an advocate for women’s health when she was diagnosed with breast ...

I got to know Ananda later in life, and she left a lasting impression on me. But I was not the only one. In 2020, Ananda shared with the world that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer—a deeply ...

It’s been nearly a month since Ananda Lewis, the celebrated media personality, model, and advocate, passed away after a years-long battle with breast cancer. Upon her passing, moving tributes from ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ananda’s sister, Lakshmi Lewis, announced the sad news via Facebook, writing, “She’s free, and in ...

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This week, the media world is mourning the loss of Ananda Lewis, a former media powerhouse and activist who made space for Black girls to be smart, stylish, and unapologetically themselves on screen.

Ananda Lewis, former MTV video jockey and host of “Total Request Live,” “Hot Zone,” and “The Ananda Lewis Show,” died on Wednesday of breast cancer. She was 52. Her sister, Lakshmi Emory, reported her ...