Deep Reads: Their sons lives ended in gunfire. In grief, they found a second act.
After about 10 weeks of coaching this summer, six women turned their experiences of motherhood, loss and empowerment into their biggest display yet: a play called \u201cTurning Pain Into Purpose: Say My Son\u2019s Name.\u201d They had hoped if a broader audience could hear their stories, something in the community might change \u2014 no more mothers crying over dying sons.
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This story is part of a collection of new, occasional bonus episodes you\u2019ll be hearing from \u201cPost Reports.\u201d We\u2019re calling these stories \u201cDeep Reads\u201d and they\u2019re part of The Post\u2019s commitment to immersive and narrative journalism.
Today\u2019s story was written and read by Jasmine Hilton.