United Shades of America (2016)
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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Episode 1 - Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?
Release Date: 2020-07-19White 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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Episode 2 - All-American Family Farms
Release Date: 2020-07-26W. Kamau Bell heads to Oklahoma to explore how politics and economic disparity are impacting families and independent farmers.
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Episode 3 - Going to Public School
Release Date: 2020-08-02A look into the public education system of two contrasting school districts in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Episode 4 - The Gig Economy
Release Date: 2020-08-09Across 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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Episode 5 - The Time for Reparations
Release Date: 2020-08-16W. Kamau Bell heads to New Orleans to explore the topic of reparations.
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Episode 6 - Venezuelans in Florida
Release Date: 2020-08-23W. 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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Episode 7 - The Homeless Crisis in LA
Release Date: 2020-08-30W. Kamau Bell visits Los Angeles to explore the homelessness crisis.
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Episode 8 - Iranian-Americans in New York
Release Date: 2020-08-30W. Kamau Bell visits New York City to meet with Iranian immigrants to learn about their American experience.