Tiffani Evans, PJ Evans' mother, Ja'Ka McKnight, King Douglas' mother, Veronica Edmonds, Tyeisha Lucas, Andre Robertson Jr.'s mother, Crystal McNeal, Davon "Day Day" McNeal's mother, Prince Hamn, Devin Smith and Bryanda Minix pray in the Theatre Lab's backstage area before the start of their play, "Turning Pain Into Purpose: Say My Son's Name" on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Washington. Evans, McKnight, Edmonds, Lucas and McNeal all lost their sons to gun violence.