United Shades of America

Kamau Bell heads to the infamous San Quentin State Prison to meet the men whove spent a lifetime behind bars, hear their stories and discover who they have become.

Kamau Bell heads to Camden, N.J. to check out a new community policing program helping to improve the relationship between citizens and police.

Comedian W. Kamau Bell visits Portland, Oregon, to talk to old and new residents and finds a growing social divide involving hipsters and gentrification.

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

W. Kamau Bell goes to the heart of Chicago gang territory to explore the truth about violence in the city.

W. Kamau Bell meets Muslims in Michigan who are eager to explain that practitioners of Islam are not what people assume they are.

W. Kamau Bell unlocks some of the myths of Puerto Ricans; a journey from New York City to Puerto Rico itself.

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

W. Kamau Bell unravels the stereotypes of one of the most misunderstood religions in America - Sikhism.

W. Kamau Bell meets with people with physical disabilities.

W. Kamau Bell takes a trip up north to Canada to see if everything is truly as great as everyone says.

W. Kamau Bell visits the islands of Hawaii to talk to natives.

While in and around Seattle, Kamau takes a look at different forms of activism that white people are using to combat Americas history of white supremacy and the rise of extreme right-wing groups across the country.

Kamau visits Jackson, Miss. to explore the divisive world of reproductive rights and reproductive justice, including abortion, sex education, and womens health.

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

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.

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.

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

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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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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