The BEST episodes of United Shades of America
Every episode of United Shades of America ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of United Shades of America!
Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.
#3 - Toxic America
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/16/2019
Kamau visits Philadelphia and Chester, Pa., to learn about the toxic man-made disasters that have polluted these communities for generations.
#5 - Not All White People
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/2019
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.
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#9 - Hmong Americans And The Secret War
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/2019
Kamau meets members of the Hmong community brought to America after the Laotian Civil War forced their expulsion, and learns the multigenerational stories of loss, perseverance, and hope that make up their American journey.
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#11 - The Last Frontier
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/5/2016
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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#12 - The Woke War
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2022
In this episode, W. Kamau Bell explores what is going on with ‘wokeness.’ The term “woke” has become the epicenter of a massive political and ideological fight for control of the nation’s future. Bell visits Arizona, an emerging swing state on the front-line of a culture war that is an epicenter of national polarization.
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#14 - Livingwhileblack
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/9/2019
Kamau visits Milwaukee, the most segregated city in America, to better understand why living as a black person in America can be so challenging.
#16 - Off The Grid
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2016
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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#18 - Latino, USA
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2016
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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#20 - Where Do We Even Start With White Supremacy?
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/19/2020
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.
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#22 - Out and Proud Salt Lake
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/2/2019
Kamau visits Salt Lake City to explore the growing LGBTQ community living in the epicenter of the Mormon faith.
#23 - Asian Americans in the Spotlight
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2022
W. Kamau Bell takes us on a personal journey as he discusses representation with some of his Asian American friends in the film and television industry, examining the commonality between his own experience and theirs. In the wake of Black Lives Matter Protests and anti-Asian hate, Bell discusses the need for Asian Americans to have a greater voice in bridging divides and helping shape a more equitable future for Black and Asian communities.
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#24 - Hawaii for Hawaiians
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2022
The word ‘aloha’ has come to define Hawaiian hospitality: a warm, open armed welcome. But in his second trip to Hawaii, W. Kamau Bell learns how that word has been commodified and corrupted to benefit transplants and how an exploitative tourism industry has left local Hawaiians protesting to get their jobs back, competing with tourists for space in the water and struggling for housing. Bell will explore how Hawaii can sustain its tourism economy while supporting local Hawaiians.
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#25 - The Landback Movement
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2022
W. Kamau Bell travels to the Black Hills of South Dakota – a place known for centuries to the Indigenous peoples of the area as “the heart of everything that is.” Bell dives into the leading edge of one of the most profound campaigns of Native self determination to date with the LANDBACK campaign. Native leaders are demanding that the United States honor its treaties and return all public lands, starting with the Mount Rushmore monument, to the management and stewardship of Indigenous peoples.
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