The Roots' Questlove Mourns Death of 'Kindest Soul' Who Helped Band Break Through

The Roots' Questlove Mourns Death of 'Kindest Soul' Who Helped Band Break Through

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots is mourning the loss of a friend who played a key role in helping his career reach “that level.” Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ and broadcaster who openly shared her breast cancer journey, passed away last week at 52. Upon hearing the news of her death, Questlove took to Instagram to pay tribute to Lewis. “I’m sorry I never got to say goodbye to her and to thank her for all the times she advocated for us wh…

After Ananda Lewis’ Death: What Black Women Need To Know About Alternative Breast Cancer Treatments

Source: Paul Archuleta Beloved MTV VJ and television host Ananda Lewis passed away June 11 at the age of 52 after a battle with breast cancer, leaving fans across the country in shock and mourning. Her passing has sparked discussion about treatment choices and the role of alternative medicine in cancer care, with many wondering if she would still be here had she taken a conventional route to treatment. Lewis first discovered a lump in her right …

The Death of Ananda Lewis: What Black Women Can Learn

She was the queen of MTV in the 1990s, a star VJ who rubbed shoulders with scene-makers like Prince, Shaquille O’Neal, and tap-dancing sensation Savion Glover. At her peak, she was so popular — and influential — The New York Times anointed her “the hip-hop generation’s reigning ‘It Girl.’” In recent years, however, Lewis became a celebrity influencer of a different sort: openly discussing her late-stage breast cancer diagnosis, urging Black wome…