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6 Very Warm and Inspiring Black Love Stories

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Shanté Harris-Superville

Chris & Shanté Superville

Nursing student Shanté Harris-Superville found the love of her life in the last place any woman would expect to meet her husband. She met Chris Superville back in middle school in 1992, and they became best friends. Throughout her childhood, Chris was always the person Shanté could confide in.

“We talked on the phone every single day that summer, and we practically had every class together,” she recalls. “We’d always call each other while watching cartoons after school and then talk all evening.”

They remained close even when they both were in serious relationships with other people. Shanté got married and had a son, Dylan, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old. At age 22, Shanté was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and despite her best efforts, her marriage fell apart.

After Shanté got a divorce, Chris, who recently broke up with his fiancee, provided a shoulder for her to lean on. He confessed to Shante’ that he’d always been in love with her.

Shanté’s cancer has been in remission for 11 years now. The happy couple recently celebrated their two-year anniversary and started a non-profit organization called F.A.C.E (Facing Autism with Children Everywhere) to help raise awareness about the number of children who are diagnosed with autism each year.

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