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United Shades of America Season 1 Episodes

  • 2016-2022
  • 7 Seasons
  • CNN
  • Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality
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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.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

8 Episodes 2016 - 2016

Episode 1

The New KKK

Sat, Apr 23, 201642 mins

WKB visits the "new" and "improved" KKK that is more concerned about its branding but still has the same hate.

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Episode 2

Behind These Walls

Sun, May 1, 201642 mins

WKB visits San Quentin, one of the most progressive prisons from a rehabilitation standpoint.

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Episode 3

Latino, USA

Sun, May 8, 201642 mins

The population of East Los Angeles is over 90 percent Latino; they are predicted to be the majority population of Americans by 2044; W. Kamau Bell speaks to many Latinos who are fighting prejudice and spreading the message of tolerance.

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Episode 4

Protect and Serve?

Sun, May 15, 201642 mins

Camden, New Jersey has a reputation as one of the country's most dangerous cities; W. Kamau Bell heads there to see if a newly implemented community policing program is helping the relationship between citizens and the police force.

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Episode 5

Off the Grid

Sun, May 22, 201642 mins

W. Kamal Bell visits people in North Carolina and Tennessee who are living completely off the grid; inside the tiny house movement; legendary Summer of Love commune, The Farm; doomsday prepper who refuses to be identified.

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Episode 6

Is It Cool to Be Hip?

Sun, May 29, 201642 mins

W. Kamau Bell is off to speak to the people of Portland, Oregon where the result of a massive influx of hipsters appears to be gentrification; he inquires as to how this has affected the local neighborhoods.

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Episode 7

The Last Frontier

Sun, Jun 5, 201642 mins

W. Kamau Bell visits the Inuit people of Barrow, Alaska, 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where this town, only accessible by plane, is fighting to hold on to its traditions as large companies seek to acquire their natural resources.

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Episode 8

The Fountain of Youth

Sun, Jun 12, 201642 mins

Comparing the youth scene in Florida to the lives of those in retirement communities.

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