Iris Baez never meant to become an activist. Kadiatou Diallo never meant to live in the United States, fighting for justice for her son. And Doris Busch Boskey never thought she'd be become a spokesperson against police brutality. This film profiles three New York mothers who unexpectedly find themselves united to seek justice and transform their grief into an opportunity for profound social change. Anthony Raymond Baez was killed during a pick-up football game on the streets of the Bronx in 1994, when a police officer put him in a stranglehold after accusing the group of being a gang. The case was originally thrown out of court, and then, after Iris Baez successfully petitioned for a new trial, the judge found the officer not guilty because he felt the prosecution's case wasn't strong enough. Amadou Diallo was killed by four police officers who shot him 41 times in the doorway of his apartment building. The trial against the officers was immediately moved to Albany, and the men were found not guilty. Gary Busch died holding a claw hammer, which police believed he was using as a weapon. Their stories are tragic -- the courage subsequently shown by their mothers heroic. As one witness says, "As long as there's a mother, we'll continue to fight."