Dezmond

Dezmond Ouzts is a frontline worker who lives in Waldorf, MD. He is twenty-six years old. “I believe the company will view me and fellow co-workers, as they always should have, with more respect, dignity, appreciation, and concern going forward. Death and loss has a defining impression on human beings. It is humbling to understand…

Andrea

Andrea is a high school art teacher and senior advisor. “I don’t always hear from these kids. And it’s scary. It is very scary, even their artwork. I can’t display all the artwork that they’re doing right now on this website I’m doing because a lot of it is starting to get really dark.” Interview…

Regina

Regina is a UMD alumna, full-time school counselor, and founder of local hair salon Hair + Space Blowdry and Beauty Bar. As someone who grew up in Prince George’s county, she was thrilled to open her first salon in College Park last October. Since COVID-19 forced Regina to close her “nonessential” business in March, she…

Kristie

Kristie is a film teacher at Leewall Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. “Other students are currently doing online virtual learning, but due to my contract, I was actually hired as a contractor professor with the school, so I am currently not working because I am technically a freelancer, and it’s really hard to kind of…

Richard

Richard is a recently laid-off graduating senior at American University. He is originally from Connecticut, and currently resides in Washington, D.C. “[W]hat I’m getting in unemployment is enough to pay my rent. Yeah. Cool. So am I gonna eat now? Like, would you like me to eat the floorboards? Like I don’t understand what you’re…