United Shades of America

Season 1

2016 · 8 episodes · 6h 0m in all · 0.5/10

Episodes

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   1. Meeting the KKK

   24 Apr 2016 · 45 min · 0.5/10

   In the premiere episode, W. Kamau Bell arranges a special meeting with the Ku-Klux-Klan.

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   2. Behind These Walls

   1 May 2016 · 45 min

   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.

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   3. Latino, U.S.A.

   8 May 2016 · 45 min

   Kamau Bell heads to East Los Angeles to meet with Latinos fighting to live the American Dream while facing prejudice and intolerance.

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   4. Protect and Serve?

   15 May 2016 · 45 min

   Kamau Bell heads to Camden, N.J. to check out a new community policing program helping to improve the relationship between citizens and police.

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   5. Off the Grid

   22 May 2016 · 45 min

   Kamau Bell experiences life off the grid in North Carolina and Tennessee.

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   6. Is It Cool to Be Hip?

   29 May 2016 · 45 min

   Comedian W. Kamau Bell visits Portland, Oregon, to talk to old and new residents and finds a growing social divide involving hipsters and gentrification.

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   7. The Last Frontier

   5 Jun 2016 · 45 min

   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.

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   8. The Fountain of Youth

   12 Jun 2016 · 45 min

   Kamau Bell heads to Daytona Beach to see how spring breakers and retirees are getting the most out of life.