The talented journalist possessed an alchemy of striking, undeniable beauty and a fierce, disarming intelligence. Sarasvati Ananda Lewis, a pioneering broadcast journalist and television host, whose ...

Busta Rhymes made sure the late Ananda Lewis was not forgotten at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). As he graced the stage on Sunday night (Sept. 7) to accept the inaugural MTV VMA Rock The ...

During his speech, he paid tribute to Ananda Lewis, calling her a “royal empress” who uplifted Hip Hop culture. Lewis’ career spanned MTV, daytime talk, and advocacy, leaving a lasting imprint on ...

In his acceptance speech at the 2025 VMAs, rapper Busta Rhymes paid respect to late MTV host Ananda Lewis, who passed in June. We often talk about giving people their flowers while they are still ...

Busta Rhymes is paying respect to a trailblazer. As the 53-year-old accepted the inaugural MTV Rock the Bells Visionary Award during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

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 ...

Earlier this summer the Hip-Hop world mourned the loss of popular MTV VJ Ananda Lewis. Alhough many Gen Zers aren’t familiar with the name, Millennials remember her fondly, and Busta Rhymes made sure ...

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 month since Ananda Lewis, the celebrated media ...

It’s been nearly a month since Ananda Lewis, the celebrated media personality, model, and advocate, passed away after a years-long battle with breast cancer. Upon her passing, moving tributes from ...

Fans who grew up watching Ananda Lewis on MTV and BET are still mourning her untimely passing at age 52. But her loss is felt even more deeply by the family she left behind, including her son Langston ...

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 ...

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 ...