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The Worst 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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  1. Background image for Behind These Walls
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    #1 - Behind These Walls

    S1:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Latino, U.S.A.

    S1:E3

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #3 - Protect and Serve?

    S1:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Off the Grid

    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #5 - Is It Cool to Be Hip?

    S1:E6

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - The Last Frontier

    S1:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - The Fountain of Youth

    S1:E8

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

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    #8 - Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?

    S5:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - All-American Family Farms

    S5:E2

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Going to Public School

    S5:E3

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

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    #11 - The Gig Economy

    S5:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - The Time for Reparations

    S5:E5

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

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    #13 - Venezuelans in Florida

    S5:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - The Homeless Crisis in LA

    S5:E7

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

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    #15 - Iranian-Americans in New York

    S5:E8

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

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    #16 - Policing the Police

    S6:E1

    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.

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    #17 - Black to the Future

    S6:E2

    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.

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    #18 - Power Of Protest

    S6:E3

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    #19 - The Wealth Gap

    S6:E4

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    #20 - Thank You For Your Service

    S6:E5

    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.

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    #21 - The Color Of America

    S6:E6

    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.

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    #22 - Trans in Texas

    S6:E7

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  24. Background image for Meeting the KKK
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    #23 - Meeting the KKK

    S1:E1

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for It's Chinatown!
    4.5/10(35 votes)

    #24 - It's Chinatown!

    S2:E8

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

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    5.1/10(35 votes)

    #25 - Appalachian Coal Country

    S2:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Behind These Walls" is the worst rated episode of "United Shades of America". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/1/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Latino, U.S.A.".