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As a Black female voice in media, Ananda Lewis’s impact broke many invisible barriers, challenging stereotypes and paving the way for the generation that followed.
Let us not be reductive in our memory of Ananda Lewis. Black women already endure more of this than we deserve.
Ananda Lewis should still be alive. She had access. She had options. What she didn’t have was trust in the system that could ...
She did it all, impeccably,” writes Gideon Yago of his late former colleague, who died this week at the age of 52.
Lewis is survived by a son she shares with Harry Smith, brother of Will Smith. “We honor the life and legacy of Ananda Lewis,” BET said. “An unforgettable voice, trailblazer, and truth ...
Ananda Lewis changed the face of Black media. In this moving tribute, the women she inspired—from journalists to cultural historians—remember her light, legacy, and impact.
Ananda’s sister, Lakshmi Lewis, announced the sad news via Facebook, writing, “She’s free, and in His Heavenly arms.” Ananda went public with her stage III breast cancer battle in 2020 and ...
Ananda Lewis, whose prominence as an MTV host made her a television star of the 1990s, died after years of living with breast cancer, her family said in a social media post Wednesday.She was 52 ...
Katie Thurston has revealed how Ananda Lewis’ death has affected her own battle with Stage 4 breast cancer. The “Bachelorette” star, 34, took to her Boobie Broadcast channel over the weekend ...
Ananda Lewis, the former VJ and media personality who died recently at age 52 of breast cancer, was a particularly good model of the possibilities of being, just by being herself.
Ananda Lewis’ sister, Lakshmi Emory, revealed the former MTV host fulfilled her final wish before she died on June 11 following her battle with breast cancer.