United Shades of America - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
Where Do We Even Start with White Supremacy?
W. Kamau Bell heads to Pittsburgh to take a deeper look into the damaging systemic applications of white supremacy.
All-American Family Farms
W. Kamau Bell heads to Oklahoma to explore how politics and economic disparity are impacting families and independent farmers.
Going to Public School
W. Kamau Bell explores inequities in the public education system through two very different school districts near Cleveland, Ohio.
The Gig Economy
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.
The Time for Reparations
W. Kamau Bell heads to New Orleans to explore the topic of reparations, acknowledging the scale and scope of slavery.
Venezuelans in Florida
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.
Iranian-Americans in New York
W. Kamau Bell visits New York City to talk to recent Iranian immigrants and those who came here decades ago to learn about their American experience.
The Homeless Crisis in LA
W. Kamau Bell spends time on the notorious Skid Row in Los Angeles and explores its racial, socio-economic, and statistical dynamics.
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