THE RAW REALITIES OF AMERICA...

The world has been trained to see America as the land of opportunity, wealth, and endless chances. The media paints a picture of bright lights, freedom, and prosperity. But behind that polished image lies a reality most people will never see until they step foot on American soil. The truth is cold, raw, and unforgiving.

For those who dream of moving to the United States, let this article open your eyes. The daily struggles of millions of Americans are hidden behind Hollywood films, smiling politicians, and glamorous commercials. What you are sold is a dream, but the reality is a nightmare for countless people.

This is not about discouragement without reason. It is about statistics, real conditions, and the pain of the communities who have been suffering for generations. While America gives billions to other countries, its own citizens—especially the Black community—are left drowning in crime, poverty, homelessness, poor education, and broken families.

Understand this: America is not one country with one face. It is many nations inside one, state by state, city by city, each carrying its own crises. From failing schools to rising HIV rates, from overcrowded prisons to children without fathers, America is bleeding.

I, LanceScurv, will give you this raw and uncut. Let us break through the illusions and deal with the facts, because only then can we understand what life in the United States truly means.

The Worst Health Care in America

Health care in the United States is not a right; it is a business. States with the worst health care include Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia. In these places, access to doctors is limited, hospitals are underfunded, and people die younger. Black communities in these states are hit hardest, with higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and infant mortality.

In Mississippi, life expectancy drops dramatically in Black neighborhoods compared to wealthier white suburbs. West Virginia is plagued by the opioid epidemic, leaving families shattered and children in foster care. Louisiana reports one of the highest maternal death rates for Black women in the developed world. Texas and Georgia have refused to expand Medicaid fully, leaving millions without coverage. These states prove that the so-called “land of the free” cannot even keep its citizens alive.

Crime and Violence

America is drowning in crime, and the statistics do not lie. The states with the highest violent crime rates are Louisiana, New Mexico, Alaska, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, South Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, and Alabama.

Cities like St. Louis (Missouri), Baltimore (Maryland), Detroit (Michigan), Memphis (Tennessee), and New Orleans (Louisiana) have become symbols of urban violence. In Alaska, domestic violence and sexual assaults are alarmingly high. New Mexico consistently ranks in the top for aggravated assaults. Arkansas and South Carolina both report high homicide rates.

Gun violence is rampant across the nation. In Illinois, particularly Chicago, gun-related homicides dominate headlines. Children die in schools from mass shootings, while young Black men are profiled, targeted, and killed in the streets. Communities live in fear, and families are torn apart.

Poverty and Joblessness

America hides its poor very well. Yet the numbers speak louder than the propaganda. The poorest states in the nation are Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Entire communities live on food stamps and government aid, struggling to pay rent or buy basic groceries. In Mississippi and Louisiana, more than 18% of the population lives below the poverty line. New Mexico and Arkansas show alarming child poverty rates. West Virginia suffers from job losses due to coal industry decline, leaving entire towns destitute.

Black families suffer the most, with unemployment rates often double that of whites. In Alabama and South Carolina, joblessness among young Black men pushes them into the underground economy, fueling crime and incarceration. While the government spends money overseas, its own people starve in silence.

Homelessness

The image of a homeless person in America is not just a stereotype—it is reality. The states with the largest homeless populations are California, New York, Florida, Texas, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

In California, cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland are flooded with tent cities. New York has tens of thousands of people living in shelters. Florida and Texas show large unsheltered homeless populations, with people sleeping in cars, parks, and under bridges. Washington and Oregon suffer from growing drug epidemics alongside homelessness.

Many of these individuals are Black men and women who slipped through the cracks of a broken system. Shelters are overcrowded, drug addiction is rampant, and mental health care is almost nonexistent.

HIV and Health Disparities

The HIV epidemic still haunts America, especially in the Black community. The states with the highest HIV rates are Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, New York, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, and California.

In Florida and Georgia, HIV rates among Black men who have sex with men are some of the highest in the world. Louisiana and Texas have growing HIV cases in both urban and rural areas. Maryland and New York remain hotspots for HIV in major cities. Black women, especially in the South, face increasing risk due to limited health care and lack of prevention education.

This is not just a medical issue—it is a reflection of America’s neglect. When clinics close, when sex education is banned, when resources are denied, the most vulnerable suffer.

Incarceration and the Prison Nation

America is the prison capital of the world. The states with the highest incarceration rates include Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, Georgia, and Florida.

In Louisiana, the incarceration rate is nearly double the national average. Oklahoma leads in female incarceration. Mississippi and Alabama run overcrowded, violent prisons. Texas has some of the harshest sentencing laws. Georgia and Florida profit heavily from private prisons. Black men are locked up at rates five times higher than white men across all these states.

The school-to-prison pipeline is real. Black children who drop out of failing schools often end up behind bars. Minor drug charges destroy entire lives, while corporations profit from prison labor.

Fatherless Homes and Broken Families

The breakdown of the family has crippled the Black community. States with the highest rates of single-parent households include Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida.

In these states, fatherless homes are the majority in many Black neighborhoods. Children grow up without guidance, without protection, and without the stability they deserve. Single mothers fight to survive on low wages while raising children alone, fueling cycles of poverty, incarceration, and hopelessness.

Prostitution and Exploitation

When poverty, joblessness, and homelessness collide, prostitution becomes a last resort. States and cities with high prostitution and trafficking issues include Nevada (Las Vegas), New York, California (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Florida (Miami), Illinois (Chicago), and Texas (Houston and Dallas).

Young Black women, stripped of opportunity, fall into sex work just to survive. Human trafficking is rampant in these states, and the victims are often women of color. Behind the glittering lights of these cities is a world of broken bodies and stolen dreams.

Poor Education and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Education is supposed to be the great equalizer, but in America it is the great divider. The states with the worst public education systems include New Mexico, Louisiana, Arizona, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.

In these places, Black children are trapped in underfunded schools with outdated books and overcrowded classrooms. In Mississippi, literacy rates are some of the lowest in the nation. Arizona and Nevada rank poorly in graduation rates. West Virginia and Alabama report high dropout rates among minority students.

Dropping out has become common, and once that happens, the path to prison is almost guaranteed. With artificial intelligence and automation taking jobs, the few opportunities left demand higher education. But when schools fail, children fail, and entire generations are lost.

This is the reality of America. It is not the polished image on the TV screen—it is the cries of mothers, the broken lives of fathers, and the shattered dreams of children. While billions are sent overseas, the citizens of the United States live in chaos.

Understand that America is not the dream you are told it is. It is a nightmare for many, and especially for the Black community. Every statistic tells a story of suffering, and every number represents a human life destroyed by a failing system.

This is why I, LanceScurv, will continue to speak boldly and without fear. Because the world needs to see past the mask of America. It is not a paradise. It is a prison, a battlefield, and a graveyard for too many.

To those thinking of moving to the United States, take these words as warning. Do not be fooled by the media’s lies. Look deeper, ask questions, and know that the cost of chasing the American dream is often your soul.

The truth is harsh, but it must be told. And as long as I have breath, I will continue to tell it—raw, uncut, and without apology.