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The Best Episodes of United Shades of America

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Every episode of United Shades of America ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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.
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  • Meeting the KKK
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    #1 - Meeting the KKK

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 4/24/2016

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

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  • Behind These Walls
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    #2 - Behind These Walls

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 5/1/2016

    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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  • Latino, U.S.A.
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    #3 - Latino, U.S.A.

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 5/8/2016

    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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  • Protect and Serve?
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    #4 - Protect and Serve?

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 5/15/2016

    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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  • Off the Grid
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    #5 - Off the Grid

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 5/22/2016

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

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  • Is It Cool to Be Hip?
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    #6 - Is It Cool to Be Hip?

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 5/29/2016

    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

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 6/5/2016

    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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  • The Fountain of Youth
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    #8 - The Fountain of Youth

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 6/12/2016

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

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    #9 - Immigrants and Refugees

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 4/30/2017

    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.

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  • Chicago Gangs
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    #10 - Chicago Gangs

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 5/7/2017

    W. Kamau Bell goes to the heart of Chicago gang territory to explore the truth about violence in the city.

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    #11 - Native Americans

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 5/14/2017

    W. Kamau Bell heads to the Dakotas to shed light on the indigenous people mistakenly called Native Americans.

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  • Muslims in Small Town America
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    #12 - Muslims in Small Town America

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 5/21/2017

    W. Kamau Bell meets Muslims in Michigan who are eager to explain that practitioners of Islam are not what people assume they are.

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  • Kamau Buys a Gun
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    #13 - Kamau Buys a Gun

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 6/4/2017

    W. Kamau Bell, an outspoken critic of gun laws in America, buys a .357 Magnum.

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  • Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico
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    #14 - Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 6/11/2017

    W. Kamau Bell unlocks some of the myths of Puerto Ricans; a journey from New York City to Puerto Rico itself.

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  • Appalachian Coal Country
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    #15 - Appalachian Coal Country

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 6/18/2017

    The Appalachian region has a rich history and optimism, despite being one of the hardest-hit countries economically; W. Kamau Bell plans to mine.

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  • It's Chinatown!
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    #16 - It's Chinatown!

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 6/25/2017

    W. Kamau Bell visits San Francisco's Chinatown; what it means to be American while culturally connected to another country.

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  • The Border
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    #17 - The Border

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 4/29/2018

    W. Kamau Bell heads to the U.S. Mexico border to find out what life is like for the people who live there.

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  • Sikhs in America
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    #18 - Sikhs in America

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 5/6/2018

    W. Kamau Bell unravels the stereotypes of one of the most misunderstood religions in America - Sikhism.

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  • The South Carolina Gullah
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    #19 - The South Carolina Gullah

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 5/13/2018

    W. Kamau Bell visits the coast of South Carolina to meet the Gullah Geechee people.

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    #20 - Physical Disabilities

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 5/20/2018

    W. Kamau Bell meets with people with physical disabilities.

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    #21 - HBCU's

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 6/3/2018

    W. Kamau Bell head to historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) to answer the question on why these schools are important.

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  • The Canadian Way
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    #22 - The Canadian Way

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 6/10/2018

    W. Kamau Bell takes a trip up north to Canada to see if everything is truly as great as everyone says.

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  • Sweet Home (Mobile) Alabama
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    #23 - Sweet Home (Mobile) Alabama

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 6/17/2018

    W. Kamau Bell heads south to debunk some myths while also retracing his family roots with his father.

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    #24 - Native Hawaii

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 7/1/2018

    W. Kamau Bell visits the islands of Hawaii to talk to natives.

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    #25 - Megachurches

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 4/28/2019

    Kamau visits Dallas—the 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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Meeting the KKK" is the best rated episode of "United Shades of America". It scored 0.5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/24/2016. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Behind These Walls".