The CBS daytime drama BEYOND THE GATES and the Know Your Lemons Foundation have partnered to raise awareness about important life-saving initiatives through a powerful new storyline that began airing on Dec. 15, 2025: influential matriarch of the Dupree family, Anita Dupree (played by Tamara Tunie), is diagnosed with breast cancer. The collaboration aims to provide insight into the experience of diagnosing and treating the disease. BEYOND THE GATES will also include two PSAs, the first of which aired on Jan. 1, featuring series stars Karla Mosley and Daphnee Duplaix.
In the storyline, Anita’s breast cancer diagnosis has been confirmed as triple-negative (TNBC), which is most commonly found in Black women. After revealing the news to her husband, Vernon (Clifton Davis), and daughters, Dani (Karla Mosley) and Nicole (Daphnee Duplaix), the storyline will continue to unfold in months to come as viewers follow Anita’s chemotherapy journey and witness the emotional impact on the family as they navigate genetic testing for both the women and men who must confront the realities of the disease. Viewers will see the physical and mental effects of chemotherapy on Anita, including hair loss and the impact of the results of the BRCA gene test on her daughters and grandchildren.
The campaign not only raises awareness for the character’s breast cancer journey, but it also showcases what it means to be positive for the BRCA gene and how that ripples through families and communities. Anita’s journey offers a heartfelt, realistic look at a tragically common situation. Despite a 44% decline in breast cancer deaths since 1989, there is a mortality gap between Black and white women. Access and awareness are often barriers to Black women getting the care they need. In partnering with Know Your Lemons, BEYOND THE GATES takes a step to bridge this gap.
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