Katie Thurston said her “fellow sister” Ananda Lewis’ death from breast cancer had her “spiraling” for a day about her own diagnosis. She admitted that it's scary to have her tumor inside her body and ...

Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ who connected a generation of music fans to their favorite celebrities in the network’s heyday, has died. She was 52.

Katie Thurston said the death of Ananda Lewis left her “spiraling” about her own breast cancer diagnosis; Lewis, a former MTV VJ and talk show host, died June 11 of breast cancer after ...

Ananda Lewis should still be alive. She had access. She had options. What she didn’t have was trust in the system that could ...

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 ...

Harry Lewis, the father of Ananda Lewis' 14-year-old son Langston, called Lewis "the most attentive and loving mother" on ...

Harry Smith shared 14-year-old Langston with Ananda Lewis, who passed away in June after a years-long battle with breast cancer. It’s been nearly a ... Throughout this entire journey, he’s been strong ...

Let us not be reductive in our memory of Ananda Lewis. Black women already endure more of this than we deserve.

But there was networks such as BET and MTV, where women like LaLa, Free, and Ananda Lewis anchored our imaginations. They were Sidney Shaw's in real-time: smart, stylish, grounded women who knew their ...

Ananda Lewis’ Cancer Battle. In 2020, Lewis announced her stage III breast cancer diagnosis in an Instagram video. She opted not to get regular mammograms because she feared radiation.

Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ who shared breast cancer journey, has died at 52. Story by Alli Rosenbloom, CNN ... “The Ananda Lewis Show,” from 2001 to 2002, hosting over 250 episodes.