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Episodes (8)
Apr 30, 2017
In just one freewheeling visit to the D.C. Metro area, Kamau enjoys an abundant cross-section of the brave spirits who come to this country from all over the world to make a better life.
May 07, 2017
Kamau goes to the heart of Chicago gang territory to explore the truth about violence in the city.
May 14, 2017
Kamau heads to the Dakotas to shed light on a population over which the United States has too long cast a shadow: the indigenous people we mistakenly call Native Americans.
May 21, 2017
Kamau is excited to meet Muslims who are excited to explain that practitioners of Islam aren't what we think they are.
Jun 04, 2017
W. Kamau Bell, liberal comedian and outspoken critic of gun laws in America, buys a .357 Magnum.
Jun 11, 2017
Kamau unlocks some of the myths and mysteries of Puerto Ricans, with an epic journey from New York City to the captivating island itself.
Jun 25, 2017
Appalachia may be one of the hardest hit areas of the country economically, but it is still a region rich with history and optimism for Kamau to mine.
Jul 02, 2017
While nodding to what we know and love about Chinese Americans, Kamau goes well beyond fortune cookies and kung fu to follow a complex and thriving culture whose roots lie deep in Chinatown.
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United Shades of America Season 2 (2017) is released on Apr 30, 2017 and the latest season 7 of United Shades of America is released in 2022. Watch United Shades of America online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. United Shades of America is directed by Morgan Fallon,Sarah Holm Johansen,Helen M. Cho,Gillian Brown and created by W. Kamau Bell with W. Kamau Bell and Samuel Robinson. United Shades of America is available online on Max and Max Amazon Channel.
Comic and political provocateur W. Kamau Bell hosts this CNN original documentary series in which he travels to the far corners of America to explore race-based subcultures. Using humor to soften his experiences, Bell willingly subjects himself to awkward situations -- like attending a cross-burning, hate-mongering Ku Klux Klan session -- to demonstrate "the many diverse and colorful definitions of America," CNN says. Bell also visits a gated retirement community, experiences inner-city policing, spends time with spring break revelers, speaks to prison inmates, and travels to the Last Frontier.