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 legend they employed, dust.
When the news broke of the passing of journalist, VJ, television personality, actor and activist Ananda Lewis, something shifted for me. Ananda was someone I admired deeply; we were colleagues in the entertainment industry on the media side in the 2000s.
Ananda Lewis chose alternative breast cancer treatments for years before her death this month. Here’s what she tried and what doctors say about the alternative cancer treatment approach.
Ananda Lewis, the beloved television host, journalist, and fierce advocate for Black women’s health, has passed away following a years-long battle with stage four breast cancer.
Ananda Lewis, the beloved former MTV VJ, talk show host, and tireless advocate, has passed away. She was 52.
Wanda Sykes opens up about her journey with bilateral surgery saying, "I had both breasts removed … because now I have zero chance of having breast cancer."
Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has revealed that her breast cancer has progressed to stage IV after initially choosing not to undergo traditional treatments, including a double mastectomy.
Ananda Lewis was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2020, but the former 'Teen Summit' host isn't letting her prognosis stop her from living a full life.
Black women have the highest mortality rate among those diagnosed with breast cancer.
After passing on mammograms for many years, Ananda Lewis is sharing her story and diagnosis in the hopes of getting other people to be proactive sooner.
She is returning to TV, but on her own terms.
For some time in the nineties, Ananda Lewis represented the voice of black youth as the host of Teen Summit, a weekly show that addressed issues facing black teens at the time tying it all up with a musical performance. Articulate, intelligent and beautiful, it wasn’t long before Lewis was on to bigger things and […]