United Shades of America

1. Meeting the KKK

Air Date: 2016-04-24

In the premiere episode, W. Kamau Bell arranges a special meeting with the Ku-Klux-Klan.

2. Behind These Walls

Air Date: 2016-05-01

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

3. Latino, U.S.A.

Air Date: 2016-05-08

Kamau Bell heads to East Los Angeles to meet with Latinos fighting to live the American Dream while facing prejudice and intolerance.

4. Protect and Serve?

Air Date: 2016-05-15

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

5. Off the Grid

Air Date: 2016-05-22

Kamau Bell experiences life off the grid in North Carolina and Tennessee.

6. Is It Cool to Be Hip?

Air Date: 2016-05-29

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

7. The Last Frontier

Air Date: 2016-06-05

Kamau Bell heads to Barrow, Alaska, to observe how a person lives above the Arctic Circle and learns about the Inuit customs and traditions the natives are trying to preserve.

8. The Fountain of Youth

Air Date: 2016-06-12

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

1. Immigrants and Refugees

Air Date: 2017-04-30

W. Kamau Bell enjoys an abundant cross-section of immigrants who come to this country from all over the world to make a better life.

2. Chicago Gangs

Air Date: 2017-05-07

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

3. Native Americans

Air Date: 2017-05-14

W. Kamau Bell heads to the Dakotas to shed light on the indigenous people mistakenly called Native Americans.

4. Muslims in Small Town America

Air Date: 2017-05-21

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

5. Kamau Buys a Gun

Air Date: 2017-06-04

W. Kamau Bell, an outspoken critic of gun laws in America, buys a .357 Magnum.

6. Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico

Air Date: 2017-06-11

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

7. Appalachian Coal Country

Air Date: 2017-06-18

The Appalachian region has a rich history and optimism, despite being one of the hardest-hit countries economically; W. Kamau Bell plans to mine.

8. It's Chinatown!

Air Date: 2017-06-25

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

1. The Border

Air Date: 2018-04-29

W. Kamau Bell heads to the U.S. Mexico border to find out what life is like for the people who live there.

2. Sikhs in America

Air Date: 2018-05-06

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

3. The South Carolina Gullah

Air Date: 2018-05-13

W. Kamau Bell visits the coast of South Carolina to meet the Gullah Geechee people.

4. Physical Disabilities

Air Date: 2018-05-20

W. Kamau Bell meets with people with physical disabilities.

5. HBCU's

Air Date: 2018-06-03

W. Kamau Bell head to historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) to answer the question on why these schools are important.

6. The Canadian Way

Air Date: 2018-06-10

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

7. Sweet Home (Mobile) Alabama

Air Date: 2018-06-17

W. Kamau Bell heads south to debunk some myths while also retracing his family roots with his father.

8. Native Hawaii

Air Date: 2018-07-01

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

1. Megachurches

Air Date: 2019-04-28

Kamau visits Dallas—the home of the Megachurch, to find out what is creating the new face of Christianity today, in a city where church and state are far from separate.

2. Not All White People

Air Date: 2019-05-05

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

3. Hmong Americans and the Secret War

Air Date: 2019-05-12

4. Body Politics

Air Date: 2019-05-19

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

5. The Real D.C.

Air Date: 2019-05-26

6. Out and Proud Salt Lake

Air Date: 2019-06-02

7. livingwhileblack

Air Date: 2019-06-09

8. Toxic America

Air Date: 2019-06-16

1. Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?

Air Date: 2020-07-19

White 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.

2. All-American Family Farms

Air Date: 2020-07-26

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

3. Going to Public School

Air Date: 2020-08-02

A look into the public education system of two contrasting school districts in Cleveland, Ohio.

4. The Gig Economy

Air Date: 2020-08-09

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.

5. The Time for Reparations

Air Date: 2020-08-16

W. Kamau Bell heads to New Orleans to explore the topic of reparations.

6. Venezuelans in Florida

Air Date: 2020-08-23

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.

7. The Homeless Crisis in LA

Air Date: 2020-08-30

W. Kamau Bell visits Los Angeles to explore the homelessness crisis.

8. Iranian-Americans in New York

Air Date: 2020-08-30

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

1. Policing the Police

Air Date: 2021-05-02

Kamau 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.

2. Black to the Future

Air Date: 2021-05-09

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.

3. Power Of Protest

Air Date: 2021-05-16

4. The Wealth Gap

Air Date: 2021-05-23

5. Thank You For Your Service

Air Date: 2021-05-30

Kamau 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.

6. The Color Of America

Air Date: 2021-06-06

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.

7. Trans in Texas

Air Date: 2021-06-13

1. The Woke War

Air Date: 2022-07-10

2. Black in Appalachia

Air Date: 2022-07-17

3. Athletes and the Cost of Winning

Air Date: 2022-07-24

4. California is Burning

Air Date: 2022-07-31

5. Asian Americans in the Spotlight

Air Date: 2022-08-07

6. The Landback Movement

Air Date: 2022-08-14

7. Hawaii for Hawaiians

Air Date: 2022-08-21