a sun for my sun

Strut Talk Runway Therapy is the inspired creation of Lolita Frazier, who transformed her deep personal loss into a shining light of hope. Following the devastating loss of her son, Jordan "LAYLO" Stith, on September 28, 2016, Lolita channeled her grief into building a platform that honors the departed while uplifting the living. 

STRUT TALK the SHOW debuted on Sunday, June 3, 2018, against the mural-lined walls of the Lincoln Street Tunnel. As a tribute to Big Laylo's life and legacy, we also honored Beth McCamey-Harris, Tommy Brown, and Diamond Chambers. 

Tragically, in 2019 and 2020 the Frazier family lost two more loved ones to gun violence.  

In a case of intimate partner violence, Jocelyn Frazier, 26, was fatally shot in a Newport News parking lot. Her former partner was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 53 years in prison. She is survived by her son.

Dylan Terrelle Edmunds, 20, was shot and killed inside his vehicle on a Saturday afternoon in Hampton, VA. We are still seeking justice for his tragic death. He is survived by his daughter.

A SUN FOR MY SUN debuted in December 2020 in tribute to Lolita Frazier's son, niece, and nephew — Jordan "LAYLO" Stith, Jocelyn "JAH-JAH" Frazier, and Dylan Edmunds.

Every day, 100 Americans lose their lives to gun violence. Every year, 3 million children and teens are exposed to gun violence, 21,000 are shot and killed or wounded, 20,000 men lost to gun suicide, AND hundreds of women are shot and killed IN domestic abuse acts.