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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 - Behind These Walls

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    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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    #2 - Latino, U.S.A.

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    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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    #3 - Protect and Serve?

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    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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    #4 - Off the Grid

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

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    #5 - Is It Cool to Be Hip?

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    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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    #6 - The Last Frontier

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    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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    #7 - The Fountain of Youth

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    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 - Policing the Police

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    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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    #9 - Black to the Future

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    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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    #10 - Power Of Protest

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    #11 - The Wealth Gap

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    #12 - Thank You For Your Service

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    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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    #13 - The Color Of America

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    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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    #14 - Trans in Texas

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  16. 0.5/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Meeting the KKK

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

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  17. 1.9/10(22 votes)

    #16 - The Time for Reparations

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

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  18. 4.7/10(32 votes)

    #17 - It's Chinatown!

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

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  19. 5.1/10(32 votes)

    #18 - Appalachian Coal Country

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    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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  20. 5.1/10(28 votes)

    #19 - Hawaii for Hawaiians

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  21. 5.3/10(29 votes)

    #20 - The Landback Movement

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  22. 5.5/10(32 votes)

    #21 - California is Burning

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  23. 5.6/10(38 votes)

    #22 - Muslims in Small Town America

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    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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  24. 5.7/10(38 votes)

    #23 - Kamau Buys a Gun

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

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  25. 5.7/10(39 votes)

    #24 - Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico

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    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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  26. 5.7/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Hmong Americans and the Secret War

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Worst Episodes Summary

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