Busta Rhymes took the stage at the MTV VMAs on Sunday to accept the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award and memorialized Ananda Lewis— despite the awards ceremony surprisingly paying the late TV ...

I was born in 1997, which means I came of age during the golden hour of glossy magazines and cable television. I flipped through Vibe, ESSENCE, and Ebony like they were scripture, but when I turned on ...

Alternative therapies for cancer care can have dire consequences, experts say. Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ and TV host, died last week from breast cancer at age 52. After revealing in 2020 that she ...

Ananda Lewis had one dying wish before her heartbreaking passing. Lakshmi Emory, Lewis’ sister, said that the former MTV video jockey hoped to live long enough to make it to her 14-year-old son ...

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Ananda Lewis had one special request before her untimely passing. Shortly after the former MTV VJ died at age 52 following her five-year battle with breast cancer, her sister Lakshmi Emory revealed ...

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ and talk show host, has died after a six-year battle with breast cancer. She was 52. Lewis' sister, Lakshmi Emory, shared a statement with Fox News Digital. "Ananda was ...

There’s a story about broadcasting I like, about the right way to do the job. Back in 1967, 24 countries jointly broadcast a television show called Our World in which each nation was given a few ...

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 ...

Ananda Lewis died at the age of 52 in June 2025, roughly five years after revealing her breast cancer diagnosis. During her final years, the late MTV VJ embarked on a journey to encourage women to ...

Ananda Lewis, a renowned TV host and advocate, dies at 52 after battling stage 4 breast cancer, confirmed by her sister. Ananda Lewis, a popular TV host and a former hostess of the Teen Summit on BET ...