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United Shades of America
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United Shades of America follows 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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8 this season · 54 totals01e01 The New KKK 2016-04-25 02:00
The New KKK
Despite their dwindling numbers over the decades, the notorious white supremacist group, the Klu Klux Klan, seek to reignite the flames of white power with a new message; W. Kamau Bell heads to the South to speak to KKK members.
s01e02 Behind These Walls 2016-05-02 02:00
Behind These Walls
W. Kamau Bell speaks to prisoners of the infamous San Quentin prison to hear their individual, real stories about life inside the prison and what it has turned them into.
s01e03 Latino USA 2016-05-09 02:00
Latino USA
The population of East Los Angeles is over 90 percent Latino; they are predicted to be the majority population of Americans by 2044; W. Kamau Bell speaks to many Latinos who are fighting prejudice and spreading the message of tolerance.
s01e04 Protect and Serve? 2016-05-16 02:00
Protect and Serve?
Camden, New Jersey, has a reputation as one of the country's most dangerous cities; W. Kamau Bell heads there to see if a newly implemented community policing program is helping the relationship between citizens and the police force.
s01e05 Off the Grid 2016-05-23 02:00
Off the Grid
W. Kamau Bell visits people in North Carolina and Tennessee who are living completely off the grid; inside the tiny house movement; legendary Summer of Love commune, The Farm; doomsday prepper who refuses to be identified.
s01e06 Is It Cool to Be Hip? 2016-05-30 02:00
Is It Cool to Be Hip?
W. Kamau Bell is off to speak to the people of Portland, Oregon where the result of a massive influx of hipsters appears to be gentrification; he inquires as to how this has affected the local neighborhoods.
s01e07 The Last Frontier 2016-06-06 02:00
The Last Frontier
W. Kamau Bell visits the Inuit people of Barrow, Alaska, 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where this town, only accessible by plane, is fighting to hold on to its traditions as large companies seek to acquire their natural resources.
s01e08 The Fountain of Youth 2016-12-05 03:00
The Fountain of Youth
W. Kamau Bell talks to the retirees and college age spring breakers of Daytona, Florida to inquire what makes this part of the country so appealing to people from all walks of life.