Browse all episodes of United Shades of America

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

Meeting the KKK

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.

Behind These Walls

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

Latino, U.S.A.

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

Protect and Serve?

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

Off the Grid

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

Is It Cool to Be Hip?

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.

The Last Frontier

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

The Fountain of Youth

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.

Immigrants and Refugees

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

Chicago Gangs

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

Native Americans

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

Muslims in Small Town America

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

Kamau Buys a Gun

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

Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico

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

Appalachian Coal Country

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

It's Chinatown!

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

The Border

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

Sikhs in America

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

The South Carolina Gullah

W. Kamau Bell meets with people with physical disabilities.

Physical Disabilities

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

HBCU's

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

The Canadian Way

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

Sweet Home (Mobile) Alabama

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

Native Hawaii

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.

Megachurches

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.

Not All White People

Hmong Americans and the Secret War

Kamau visits Jackson, Miss. to explore the divisive world of reproductive rights and reproductive justice, including abortion, sex education, and women's health.

Body Politics

The Real D.C.

Out and Proud Salt Lake

livingwhileblack

Toxic America

White supremacy in America, explained How our new war collided with an old fight -- and put Black Americans on the frontlines. We're living in a perfect storm for extremist recruitment. Five questions on America's racial reckoning. The one word that Tree of Life's rabbi refuses to say.

Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?

W. Kamau Bell heads to Oklahoma to explore how politics and economic disparity are impacting families and independent farmers.

All-American Family Farms

A look into the public education system of two contrasting school districts in Cleveland, Ohio.

Going to Public School

Across the United States, the fastest-growing category of new jobs is gig work, spurred on by tech companies and their never-ending stream of apps; low and uncertain incomes have replaced benefits.

The Gig Economy

W. Kamau Bell heads to New Orleans to explore the topic of reparations.

The Time for Reparations

W. Kamau Bell heads to South Florida, home of the largest number of Venezuelans in the United States, to understand the crisis that led them to seek asylum.

Venezuelans in Florida

W. Kamau Bell visits Los Angeles to explore the homelessness crisis.

The Homeless Crisis in LA

W. Kamau Bell visits New York City to meet with Iranian immigrants to learn about their American experience.

Iranian-Americans in New York

Kamau examines the history and current state of policing in America through the eyes of activists, organizers, politicians, victims and police themselves in his hometown of Oakland, California and the Bay Area.

Policing the Police

Kamau visits Atlanta and digs deep 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.

Black to the Future

Power Of Protest

The Wealth Gap

Kamau spends time speaking with military veterans in San Diego to examine how the military is beset by the same destructive forces that keep the U.S. divided as a nation.

Thank You For Your Service

Kamau goes to Philadelphia to explore 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.

The Color Of America

Trans in Texas

The Woke War

Black in Appalachia

Athletes and the Cost of Winning

California is Burning

Asian Americans in the Spotlight

The Landback Movement

Hawaii for Hawaiians

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

All Episodes of United Shades of America

Season 1

Meeting the KKK

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2016

Behind These Walls

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2016

Latino, U.S.A.

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2016

Protect and Serve?

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2016

Off the Grid

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2016

Is It Cool to Be Hip?

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2016

The Last Frontier

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/5/2016

The Fountain of Youth

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2016