The BEST episodes of United Shades of America season 1
Every episode of United Shades of America season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of United Shades of America season 1!
Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.
#1 - 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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#2 - 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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#3 - 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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#4 - The New KKK
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2016
Despite their dwindling numbers over the decades, the notorious white supremacist group, the Klu Klux Klan, seek to reignite the flames of white power with a new message; W. Kamau Bell heads to the South to speak to KKK members.
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#5 - Behind These Walls
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2016
W. Kamau Bell speaks to prisoners of the infamous San Quentin prison to hear their individual, real stories about life inside the prison and what it has turned them into.
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#6 - The Fountain of Youth
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2016
Kamau Bell searches for the fountain of youth. He heads to Daytona Beach, Florida and gets schooled on 'beachin.'
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#7 - Protect and Serve?
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2016
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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#8 - Is It Cool to Be Hip?
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2016
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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