United Shades of America

s06e01 Policing the Police 2021-05-03 02:00 ⌄

Policing the Police

s06e01 · 2021-05-03 · 02:00

Exploring the perception of the warrior cop in America and two mindsets of the police forces across the country: warrior versus guardian.

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s06e02 Black to the Future 2021-05-10 02:00 ⌄

Black to the Future

s06e02 · 2021-05-10 · 02:00

Kamau digs deeply into the discrimination and racism that lingers in programs like STEM; he looks at efforts to build a more inclusive workforce for the globally competitive future in technology and space.

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s06e03 Power of Protest 2021-05-17 02:00 ⌄

Power of Protest

s06e03 · 2021-05-17 · 02:00

Kamau returns to Portland to explore the emerging dynamics of the current protests, talking with the founders of BLM as well as athletes, entertainers and regular folks who have become active in the social and economic justice movement.

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s06e04 The Wealth Gap 2021-05-24 02:00 ⌄

The Wealth Gap

s06e04 · 2021-05-24 · 02:00

Kamau explores American disparity through the lens of generational wealth, digging into the forces that are actively working to keep Black families from building prosperity and the possible solutions that can fix it.

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s06e05 Thank You for Your Service 2021-05-31 02:00 ⌄

Thank You for Your Service

s06e05 · 2021-05-31 · 02:00

Kamau examines the military and how it is beset by the same destructive forces that keep the U.S. divided as a nation.

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s06e06 The Color of America 2021-06-07 02:00 ⌄

The Color of America

s06e06 · 2021-06-07 · 02:00

Kamau explores the shifting ethnic makeup of the U.S. in a celebratory exploration of an increasingly robust mixed-race population and the ways in which they are changing and challenging the culture.

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s06e07 Trans in Texas 2021-06-14 02:00 ⌄

Trans in Texas

s06e07 · 2021-06-14 · 02:00

Kamau travels to Dallas, an epicenter of not only shocking statistical deadly violence against the trans community, but also of activism and resilience.

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