
United Shades of America
Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.
United Shades of America
Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.
United Shades of America
Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.

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Episode 1: Meeting the KKK
In the premiere episode, W. Kamau Bell arranges a special meeting with the Ku-Klux-Klan.

Episode 2: Behind These Walls
Kamau Bell heads to the infamous San Quentin State Prison to meet the men who've spent a lifetime be...

Episode 3: Latino, U.S.A.
Kamau Bell heads to East Los Angeles to meet with Latinos fighting to live the American Dream while...

Episode 4: Protect and Serve?
Kamau Bell heads to Camden, N.J. to check out a new community policing program helping to improve th...

Episode 5: Off the Grid
Kamau Bell experiences life off the grid in North Carolina and Tennessee.

Episode 6: Is It Cool to Be Hip?
Comedian W. Kamau Bell visits Portland, Oregon, to talk to old and new residents and finds a growing...

Episode 7: The Last Frontier
Kamau Bell heads to Barrow, Alaska, to observe how a person lives above the Arctic Circle and learns...

Episode 8: The Fountain of Youth
Kamau Bell heads to Daytona Beach to see how spring breakers and retirees are getting the most out o...
Episode 1: Immigrants and Refugees
W. Kamau Bell enjoys an abundant cross-section of immigrants who come to this country from all over...
Episode 2: Chicago Gangs
W. Kamau Bell goes to the heart of Chicago gang territory to explore the truth about violence in the...
Episode 3: Native Americans
W. Kamau Bell heads to the Dakotas to shed light on the indigenous people mistakenly called Native A...
Episode 4: Muslims in Small Town America
W. Kamau Bell meets Muslims in Michigan who are eager to explain that practitioners of Islam are not...
Episode 5: Kamau Buys a Gun
W. Kamau Bell, an outspoken critic of gun laws in America, buys a .357 Magnum.
Episode 6: Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico
W. Kamau Bell unlocks some of the myths of Puerto Ricans; a journey from New York City to Puerto Ric...
Episode 7: Appalachian Coal Country
The Appalachian region has a rich history and optimism, despite being one of the hardest-hit countri...
Episode 8: It's Chinatown!
W. Kamau Bell visits San Francisco's Chinatown; what it means to be American while culturally connec...
Episode 1: The Border
W. Kamau Bell heads to the U.S. Mexico border to find out what life is like for the people who live...
Episode 2: Sikhs in America
W. Kamau Bell unravels the stereotypes of one of the most misunderstood religions in America - Sikhi...
Episode 3: The South Carolina Gullah
W. Kamau Bell visits the coast of South Carolina to meet the Gullah Geechee people.
Episode 4: Physical Disabilities
W. Kamau Bell meets with people with physical disabilities.
Episode 5: HBCU's
W. Kamau Bell head to historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) to answer the question o...
Episode 6: The Canadian Way
W. Kamau Bell takes a trip up north to Canada to see if everything is truly as great as everyone say...
Episode 7: Sweet Home (Mobile) Alabama
W. Kamau Bell heads south to debunk some myths while also retracing his family roots with his father...
Episode 8: Native Hawaii
W. Kamau Bell visits the islands of Hawaii to talk to natives.
Episode 1: Megachurches
Kamau visits Dallas—the home of the Megachurch, to find out what is creating the new face of Christi...
Episode 2: Not All White People
While in and around Seattle, Kamau takes a look at different forms of activism that white people are...
Episode 3: Hmong Americans and the Secret War
Episode 4: Body Politics
Kamau visits Jackson, Miss. to explore the divisive world of reproductive rights and reproductive ju...
Episode 5: The Real D.C.
Episode 6: Out and Proud Salt Lake
Episode 7: livingwhileblack
Episode 8: Toxic America
Episode 1: Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?
White supremacy in America, explained How our new war collided with an old fight -- and put Black Am...
Episode 2: All-American Family Farms
W. Kamau Bell heads to Oklahoma to explore how politics and economic disparity are impacting familie...
Episode 3: Going to Public School
A look into the public education system of two contrasting school districts in Cleveland, Ohio.
Episode 4: The Gig Economy
Across the United States, the fastest-growing category of new jobs is gig work, spurred on by tech c...
Episode 5: The Time for Reparations
W. Kamau Bell heads to New Orleans to explore the topic of reparations.
Episode 6: Venezuelans in Florida
W. Kamau Bell heads to South Florida, home of the largest number of Venezuelans in the United States...
Episode 7: The Homeless Crisis in LA
W. Kamau Bell visits Los Angeles to explore the homelessness crisis.
Episode 8: Iranian-Americans in New York
W. Kamau Bell visits New York City to meet with Iranian immigrants to learn about their American exp...
Episode 1: Policing the Police
Kamau examines the history and current state of policing in America through the eyes of activists, o...
Episode 2: Black to the Future
Kamau visits Atlanta and digs deep into the discrimination and racism that lingers in programs like...
Episode 3: Power Of Protest
Episode 4: The Wealth Gap
Episode 5: Thank You For Your Service
Kamau spends time speaking with military veterans in San Diego to examine how the military is beset...
Episode 6: The Color Of America
Kamau goes to Philadelphia to explore the shifting ethnic makeup of the U.S. in a celebratory explor...
Episode 7: Trans in Texas
Episode 1: The Woke War
Episode 2: Black in Appalachia
Episode 3: Athletes and the Cost of Winning
Episode 4: California is Burning
Episode 5: Asian Americans in the Spotlight
Episode 6: The Landback Movement
Episode 7: Hawaii for Hawaiians
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