United Shades of America

2014

5.0

10 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 The New KKK

3/11/19

African-American comedian Kamau Bell heads down south to meet with members of the KKK looking to rebrand their message.

2 Behind the Walls

3/11/19

Kamau Bell heads to San Quentin to meet men who've spent a lifetime in prison, hear their stories and see what kind of people they've become behind bars.

3 Latino, USA

3/11/19

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

4 Protect and Serve?

3/11/19

Kamau heads to Camden, N.J., one of the most dangerous cities in America, to see if a new way of policing will help change the relationship between the police and the people.

5 Off the Grid

3/11/19

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

6 Is It Cool to Be Hip?

3/11/19

Kamau Bell visits people in Portland, Ore. to discover how hipsters and gentrification have affected their neighborhoods.

7 The Last Frontier

3/11/19

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.

8 The Fountain of Youth

3/11/19

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

About this show

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

Ratings and reviews

5.0

10 reviews

Rochelle Lee

August 2, 2020

Excellent and inspiring program; pretty disheartening as well. Nonetheless, people need to know what's happening in our national agricultural sector and how our food supply chain actually works!

Frederick Murray

October 6, 2021

Loved it ...and not just because that Maddie (yellow sweatshirt) is my daughter! Respect!

Gifted Hands Homestead

May 11, 2021

Excellent!!! Enjoyed this episode. Downloading so my 11th grader who is a STEM student can watch!!! She says she is gonna change the 🌎!!

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