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In a text, Trey Anthony's life was ripped out from under her.

Her fiancée of four years had just ended their relationship via the glowing screen of a smartphone. Anthony lay on the bathroom floor weeping with abandon, her 12-day old son crying nearby. 

Like many people, Anthony's relationship afforded her a sense of identity and importance. She was proud of their power couple status. Anthony is the first Black woman in Canada to write and produce her own TV show, Da Kink in My Hair, on a major primetime Canadian network and is a successful lifestyle coach. Her former partner, a Black woman and emergency room doctor, was in the process of co-adopting her son. That text radically altered this plan. Read more...

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