We lost a giant this week with Ananda Lewis. Lewis, known for her role as a host on Total Request Live, The Ananda Lewis Show and BET’s Teen Summit, had a voice that was as special as it was resonant.

Ananda Lewis has died at 52. The beloved VJ and host used her platform to raise awareness for breast cancer and speak truth to a generation.

She leaves behind a legacy rooted in voice ... Scroll to see pictures of Ananda through the years. Ananda Lewis is serving the girls at the 1999 MTV Music Awards in NYC. Get into the black ...

Before Ananda Lewis died, she texted her best friend Stephanie Elam, “we come in love and choose to leave it with love as well.”

Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. She became known in the '90s as a BET host and MTV VJ before launching her own TV talk show. In 2020, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Ananda Lewis, an MTV VJ and talk show host, has died. She was 52. Lewis’ sister Lakshmi took to social media to share news of her death on Wednesday, June 11. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” she said in a Facebook post. “Lord, rest her soul.”