A largely unknown population of Black Americans have called Appalachia home since the time of the conquistadors and contributed to American culture in overlooked ways.
While sports can be exhilarating, they come with intensity and pressure that can compromise athletes' mental health; Kamau heads to the legendary sports town of Boston to find out how athletes are speaking up and leading change.
Years of drought and extreme heat waves in California have seen wildfires grow in frequency, intensity and size; the crisis is fueled by mismanagement of land, corporate greed and climate change.
Through interviews with Asian American celebrities, Kamau traces the history of negative stereotypes and the portrayals of Asian Americans in comedy, examining how stereotypes contributed to violence and racism towards Asian Americans.
Kamau travels to the Black Hills of South Dakota, known for millennia to Native Americans as "the heart of everything that is"; Native leaders explain the Landback Campaign and demand the United States honor its treaties and return all public lands.
Encouraged by the state, mainlanders flock to Hawaii during the pandemic; native Hawaiians now beg people to stop visiting and moving to Hawaii, where the rising cost of living makes it the most expensive state in the country.
Examining the warrior versus guardian mindset of police across the country.
Kamau digs deeply 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.
Exploring the dynamics of protests in Portland.
Exposing forces working to keep Black families in the US from prosperity.
Kamau examines the military and how it is beset by the same destructive forces that keep the U.S. divided as a nation.
Kamau explores 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.
W. Kamau Bell heads to Pittsburgh to take a deeper look into the damaging systemic applications of white supremacy.
W. Kamau Bell examines the history of black farmers who, through racist economic and social practices, have been largely lost to time; he also talks to independent farmers who now face that same fate at the hands of international consolidation.
A look at the difference between two Cleveland school districts.
Gig work is the fastest-growing category of new jobs in the US.
Many scholars believe the first step of reparations isn't money.
The treatment of Venezuelans in the US has political implications.
Exploring the racial and dynamics that drive homelessness on Skid Row.
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.
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.
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.
Kamau visits Jackson, Miss., to explore the divisive world of reproductive rights and reproductive justice, including abortion, sex education and women's health.
Kamau takes a look at Washington, D.C., through the eyes of residents who show him the vibrant culture that is distinct from the politics that surround it.
Kamau visits Salt Lake City to explore the growing LGBTQ community living in the epicenter of the Mormon faith.
Kamau visits Milwaukee, the most segregated city in America, to better understand why living as a black person in America can be so challenging.
W. Kamau Bell unravels the stereotypes of one of the most misunderstood religions in America.
W. Kamau Bell visits the coast of South Carolina to meet the Gullah Geechee people.
Kamau meets with people in the disability community to understand their views on health care and how they're portrayed in the media.
W. Kamau Bell heads to historically black colleges and universities to answer the question on why these schools are important.
W. Kamau Bell takes a trip up north to Canada to see if everything is truly as great as everyone says.
W. Kamau Bell heads south to debunk some myths while also retracing his family roots with his father.
W. Kamau Bell visits the islands of Hawaii to talk to natives.
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.
W. Kamau Bell goes to the heart of Chicago gang territory to explore the truth about violence in the city.
Kamau goes to the Dakotas to bring light onto the indigenous people mistakenly called Native Americans.
W. Kamau Bell, a critic of gun laws in America, buys a 357 Magnum.
W. Kamau Bell unlocks some of the myths of Puerto Ricans; a journey from New York City to Puerto Rico itself.
The Appalachian region has a rich history and optimism, despite being one of the hardest-hit countries economically; W. Kamau Bell plans to mine.
W. Kamau Bell visits San Francisco's Chinatown; what it means to be American while culturally connected to another country.
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.
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.
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.
W. Kamau 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.
W. Kamau Bell is off to speak to the people of Portland, Ore., where the result of a massive influx of hipsters appears to be gentrification; he inquires as to how this has affected the local neighborhoods.
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.
W. Kamau Bell talks to the retirees and college age spring breakers of Daytona, Florida to inquire what makes this part of the country so appealing to people from all walks of life.