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 - Policing the Police
Release Date: 2021-05-02Kamau 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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Episode 2 - Black to the Future
Release Date: 2021-05-09Kamau 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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Episode 3 - Power Of Protest
Release Date: 2021-05-16 -
Episode 4 - The Wealth Gap
Release Date: 2021-05-23 -
Episode 5 - Thank You For Your Service
Release Date: 2021-05-30Kamau 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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Episode 6 - The Color Of America
Release Date: 2021-06-06Kamau 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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Episode 7 - Trans in Texas
Release Date: 2021-06-13