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.

Genre: Documentary

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 45m

Release: 2016

Rating: 6.4

Season 1 - United Shades of America
2016-04-24
"In the premiere episode, W. Kamau Bell arranges a special meeting with the Ku-Klux-Klan."
2016-05-01
"Kamau Bell heads to the infamous San Quentin State Prison to meet the men who've spent a lifetime behind bars, hear their stories and discover who they have become."
2016-05-08
"Kamau Bell heads to East Los Angeles to meet with Latinos fighting to live the American Dream while facing prejudice and intolerance."
2016-05-15
"Kamau Bell heads to\u00a0Camden, N.J. to check out a new community policing program helping to improve the\u00a0relationship between citizens and police."
2016-05-22
"Kamau Bell experiences life off the grid in North Carolina and Tennessee."
2016-05-29
"Comedian W. Kamau Bell visits Portland, Oregon, to talk to old and new residents and finds a growing social divide involving hipsters and gentrification."
2016-06-05
"Kamau Bell heads to Barrow, Alaska, to observe how a person lives above the Arctic Circle and learns about the Inuit customs and traditions the natives are trying to preserve."
2016-06-12
"Kamau Bell heads to Daytona Beach to see how spring breakers and retirees are getting the most out of life."
Season 2 - United Shades of America
2017-04-30
"W. Kamau Bell enjoys an abundant cross-section of immigrants who come to this country from all over the world to make a better life."
2017-05-07
"W. Kamau Bell goes to the heart of Chicago gang territory to explore the truth about violence in the city."
2017-05-14
"W. Kamau Bell heads to the Dakotas to shed light on the indigenous people mistakenly called Native Americans."
2017-05-21
"W. Kamau Bell meets Muslims in Michigan who are eager to explain that practitioners of Islam are not what people assume they are."
2017-06-04
"W. Kamau Bell, an outspoken critic of gun laws in America, buys a .357 Magnum."
2017-06-11
"W. Kamau Bell unlocks some of the myths of Puerto Ricans; a journey from New York City to Puerto Rico itself."
2017-06-18
"The Appalachian region has a rich history and optimism, despite being one of the hardest-hit countries economically; W. Kamau Bell plans to mine."
2017-06-25
"W. Kamau Bell visits San Francisco's Chinatown; what it means to be American while culturally connected to another country."
Season 3 - United Shades of America
2018-04-29
"W. Kamau Bell heads to the U.S. Mexico border to find out what life is like for the people who live there."
2018-05-06
"W. Kamau Bell unravels the stereotypes of one of the most misunderstood religions in America - Sikhism."
2018-05-13
"W. Kamau Bell visits the coast of South Carolina to meet the Gullah Geechee people."
2018-05-20
"W. Kamau Bell meets with people with physical disabilities."
2018-06-10
"W. Kamau Bell takes a trip up north to Canada to see if everything is truly as great as everyone says."
2018-06-17
"W. Kamau Bell heads south to debunk some myths while also retracing his family roots with his father."
2018-07-01
"W. Kamau Bell visits the islands of Hawaii to talk to natives."
Season 4 - United Shades of America
2019-04-28
"Kamau visits Dallas\u2014the home of the Megachurch, to find out what is creating the new face of Christianity today, in a city where church and state are far from separate."
2019-05-05
"While in and around Seattle, Kamau takes a look at different forms of activism that white people are using to combat America's history of white supremacy and the rise of extreme right-wing groups across the country."
2019-05-19
"Kamau visits Jackson, Miss. to explore the divisive world of reproductive rights and reproductive justice, including abortion, sex education, and women's health."
2019-05-26
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2019-06-16
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21 Aug 2022
"Encouraged by the state, mainlanders flock to Hawaii during the pandemic; native Hawaiians now beg people to stop visiting and moving to Hawaii, where the rising cost of living makes it the most expensive state in the country."