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In the late '90s and early 2000s, when it could be confusing to figure out what kind of Black girl to be, Ananda Lewis showed ...
Harry Lewis, the father of Ananda Lewis' 14-year-old son Langston, called Lewis "the most attentive and loving mother" on ...
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 ...
Television personality Ananda Lewis passed away on Wednesday, June 11 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 52. “As the host of BET’s ‘Teen Summit,’ she didn’t just lead ...
June saw the loss of several influential figures in music, sports, and beyond. Brian Wilson was the creative force behind The Beach Boys and passed away at 82. His work turned the band into an icon ...
Through her work on the network’s show “TRL” and BET’s “Teen Summit,” she stirred a passion for current events among young audiences — which is sorely lacking today.
Harry Smith shared 14-year-old Langston with Ananda Lewis, who passed away in June after a years-long battle with breast cancer.
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.
CNN anchor Sara Sidner and correspondent Stephanie Elam remembered their friend Ananda Lewis during an emotional on-air tribute.