Welcome to Say Their Names Monuments
More Than a Monument.
A Movement. A Mission. A Legacy.
Every Name. Every Story. Never Forgotten.
Say Their Names Monuments is an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring lives, preserving legacies, supporting impacted families, and inspiring meaningful change. Through remembrance, advocacy, education, youth empowerment, and community service, we ensure that loved ones are remembered for the lives they lived — not simply the circumstances of their deaths.
Who We Are
Born From Love.
Built to Preserve Legacies.
Say Their Names Monuments is an Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Ashley McKenzie Smith. Born from a mother's determination to preserve the legacy of her beloved son, Jaylin KeShawn Emmett McKenzie, our mission has grown into a movement dedicated to honoring individuals lost to violence, systemic injustice, tragedy, and unexpected circumstances. We believe every life has a story worth remembering. Through memorial exhibits, family-centered experiences, advocacy, education, and community outreach, we honor loved ones while supporting the families and communities they leave behind.
Because their lives were greater than the way they died.
The Faces Behind the Names
They Lived.
They Loved.
They Mattered.
Behind every name is a life filled with love, memories, dreams, and accomplishments. They were sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, friends, and individuals whose lives touched countless others. Their stories deserve to live beyond headlines, statistics, and the circumstances surrounding their deaths. We remember their names. We honor their lives. We preserve their legacies.
Remembered with Love
Conner Walker
Jaxon Skelton
Xhalia White
Original Music
More Than a Picture
Every Face Has a Story. Every Story Deserves to Be Remembered.
All songs written by Ashley McKenzie Smith
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More Than a Picture
Every Face Has a Story. Every Story Deserves to Be Remembered.
How We Honor Their Lives
Love Never Forgets.
Remembrance is the foundation of everything we do. Through memorial monuments, personalized tributes, and meaningful experiences, we create opportunities for families to celebrate the lives and legacies of those they love.
Memorial Monuments
Their Names. Their Faces. Their Stories.
Our memorial monuments and remembrance exhibits preserve the identities, stories, and legacies of loved ones through meaningful public tributes.
Learn MorePersonalized Tributes
Memories You Can Hold Close.
Through memorial jewelry, portraits, keepsakes, and personalized creations, we help families preserve cherished memories.
Explore TributesRemembrance Experiences
A Place to Remember Together.
Our memorial experiences bring families and communities together through remembrance ceremonies, reflection, storytelling, and shared moments of love.
Explore ExperiencesMoments of Remembrance
Introducing Creating Legacies
Preserving Memories.
Teaching Skills.
Building Legacies.
Creating Legacies is a signature initiative of Say Their Names Monuments that transforms remembrance into opportunities for education, creativity, youth empowerment, and community service. Through four connected divisions, we are preserving cherished memories while investing in the people and communities still here.
Memorial Makers
Preserving cherished memories through personalized memorial keepsakes, monuments, portraits, jewelry, apparel, and meaningful tributes.
Legacy Workshop Series
Launching in 2027 with 12 planned workshops focused on storytelling, design, entrepreneurship, and legacy development.
Youth Legacy Lab
Developing six educational labs focused on creativity, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and career exploration.
Community Impact
A framework of 27 initiatives supporting communities through outreach, family assistance, prevention, awareness, and advocacy.
Four Divisions. One Mission. Lasting Impact.
Discover Creating LegaciesOur Signature Remembrance Experience
The Garden of Remembrance
Where Love Blooms and Legacies Live Forever.
June 18–20, 2027
Piedmont Park | Atlanta, Georgia
Join Say Their Names Monuments at the Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival for a meaningful celebration of life, love, and remembrance. The Garden of Remembrance will bring together impacted families and communities through memorial monuments, remembrance displays, personalized tributes, and special remembrance experiences.
Every photograph represents a life.
Every name tells a story.
Every tribute preserves a legacy.
Our Commitment to Communities
We Remember.
We Serve.
We Advocate.
Our mission extends beyond memorials. Through Community Impact, Say Their Names Monuments is developing 27 initiatives focused on community assistance, violence prevention, family support, education, awareness, and advocacy. Our programs address issues including gun violence, domestic violence, police accountability, suicide prevention, overdose awareness, autism inclusion, incarceration, homicide, and other forms of injustice and tragedy. We also serve communities through food assistance, senior care packages, school supplies, family experiences, and holiday giving.
We honor the lives we have lost by making a difference in the lives still here.
Get Involved
Help Us Keep Their Legacies Alive.
Our mission is strengthened by individuals, families, businesses, and community partners who believe every life deserves dignity, remembrance, and compassion. There are many ways to make a meaningful difference.
Volunteer
Give Your Time. Make an Impact.
Support memorial exhibits, community outreach, educational programs, and meaningful experiences for impacted families.
Volunteer With UsBecome a Sponsor
Invest in Lasting Impact.
Support memorial projects, educational opportunities, youth programs, community initiatives, and special events.
Become a SponsorMake a Donation
Every Contribution Matters.
Your generosity helps preserve legacies, support impacted families, and expand meaningful community programs.
Donate NowGive
Support the Mission
Every dollar honors a life. Your donation funds memorial monuments, family support services, community education, and our 2027 Garden of Remembrance.
Fundraising Spotlight
Krispy Kreme Digital Dozens Fundraiser
Supporting the Garden of Remembrance 2027
Buy a Digital Dozen and 50% of every purchase supports our Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival 2027. Families can also join our fundraising team and earn credit toward their loved one's remembrance tier — just 8 to 26 sales covers your spot.
Fundraiser Runs: October 20, 2026 – January 18, 2027
$8
credited per sale
50%
of every purchase donated
Free
to join the team
Our Promise
Their Names Live On.
Our Work Continues.
Every life deserves to be remembered.
Every family deserves compassion.
Every story deserves dignity.
Together, we preserve cherished memories, uplift impacted families, empower future generations, and inspire meaningful change.
More Than a Monument. A Movement. A Mission. A Legacy.
Every Name. Every Story. Never Forgotten.
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