Forbes: Inside the Movement to Build a National COVID Memorial

In a March 2022 feature, Forbes reporter Carlie Porterfield profiled Marked by COVID's growing campaign to memorialize the more than one million Americans lost to COVID-19. The article detailed the organization's scalable monument prototype as well as an augmented reality component that allows visitors to upload images and stories of loved ones. Executive Director Kristin Urquiza described the effort as a way to "democratize grief" and fight revisionist history about the pandemic's toll, noting active conversations with New Mexico, Fairfax County, Virginia, and Reno, Nevada, about potential installations.

The Forbes piece situated Marked by COVID's work alongside the history of America's most significant national memorials, comparing the cost, design, and grassroots fundraising behind the 9/11 Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Oklahoma City Memorial, and the Statue of Liberty. Read the full article in Forbes.