For anyone who grew up on after-school MTV, Ananda Lewis was the VJ with the easy laugh and serious interviewing chops. She jumped from BET’s Teen Summit to hosting Total Request Live, Hot Zone, and, ...

The beloved television personality and host of BET's Teen Summit wanted other women to learn from her mistakes.

Last week, the journalist, TV host, and carpenter Ananda Lewis passed away at 52. The Howard graduate and two-time NAACP ...

While less than 1% of cancer patients refuse conventional therapy, some choose alternative care, which can have dire ...

CNN anchor Sara Sidner and CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam tearfully mourned the death of their close friend, former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis.

Ananda Lewis’ story isn’t a judgment—it’s a wake-up call. In her own words, she later expressed regret for refusing surgery ...

I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body in a different way,” Lewis told CNN in October 2024.

Ananda Lewis, the beloved and trailblazing former Teen Summit and TRL host, died on June 11, 2025, after a brave battle with ...

As a Black female voice in media, Ananda Lewis’s impact broke many invisible barriers, challenging stereotypes and paving the ...

MTV VJ Ananda Lewis dies at 52 after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, leaving behind her partner Harry Smith and son ...

The former MTV veejay revealed her diagnosis of breast cancer in 2020, and said last year it had progressed to Stage 4.