Ananda Lewis was more than a television host; she was a force of nature who inspired a generation. Rising to fame in the late ’90s as an MTV VJ and host of Teen Summit, she became known for her ...

Through her work on the network’s show “TRL” and BET’s “Teen Summit,” she stirred a passion for current events among young ...

That year, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lewis took to Instagram to urge women to get preventative care, including mammograms. And like thousands of Black American women, she added that the ...