COVID-19 in a White Country

There was a time in the United States when people depended on their neighbors and those neighbors depended on them. That was when the county was 90 percent white. You can't have an Ozzie and Harriet society and diversity. In America, the government has to step in when there's a crisis because so many people can't count on neighbors.

In Ukraine, we may all be poor or on the edge of poverty, but at least we have a country. I feel a sense of solidarity with those around me that I never felt in the United States. I know that no matter what happens, my family and I will be safe.

Read more >