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United Shades of America is a Cable News Network (CNN) American documentary television series starring comedian W. Kamau Bell. Bell visits communities across America to understand the challenges they face. The show won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards and the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Original Release
04/23/2016
US Release
04/23/2016
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| W. Kamau Bell | Self - Host / Himself - Host |
| Russell Peters | Self - Canadian Comedian |
| Mark Nykanen | Self - Author and Former NBC Reporter |
| Chad McMullan | Self - Former Manager of the World Curling Players' Association |
| Abbie Darnley | Self - Curling Trainer |
| Shaun Hopkins | Self - Manager, Needle Exchange, Toronto Public Health at City of Toronto |
| Danielle Martin | Self - Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada |
| Melina Laboucan-Massimo | Self - Indigenous Activist, Lubicon Cree First Nation |
| Shannon Prince | Self - Curator of the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum |
| Bryan Prince | Self - Historian and Author |
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Policing The Police | Sunday, 02 May 2021 |
| 2 | Black to the Future | Sunday, 09 May 2021 |
| 3 | Power of Protest | Sunday, 16 May 2021 |
| 4 | The Wealth Gap | Sunday, 23 May 2021 |
| 5 | Thank You For Your Service | Sunday, 30 May 2021 |
| 6 | The Color Of America | Sunday, 06 June 2021 |
| 7 | Trans In Texas | Sunday, 13 June 2021 |
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Directors
Morgan Fallon, Helen M. Cho, Gillian Brown, Sally Freeman
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| W. Kamau Bell | Self - Host / Himself - Host |
| Russell Peters | Self - Canadian Comedian |
| Mark Nykanen | Self - Author and Former NBC Reporter |
| Chad McMullan | Self - Former Manager of the World Curling Players' Association |
| Abbie Darnley | Self - Curling Trainer |
| Shaun Hopkins | Self - Manager, Needle Exchange, Toronto Public Health at City of Toronto |
| Danielle Martin | Self - Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada |
| Melina Laboucan-Massimo | Self - Indigenous Activist, Lubicon Cree First Nation |
| Shannon Prince | Self - Curator of the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum |
| Bryan Prince | Self - Historian and Author |
| Cori Carl | Self - Author of 'Moving to Canada: A Detailed Immigration Guide from Two Americans Who've Done It' |
| Samuel Robinson | Self - Public Information Officer - San Quentin |
| Chief J. Scott Thomson | Camden County Police Chief |
| Adam Beach | Self - Native American Actor |
| Ben-Alex Dupris | Self - Native American Activist |
| Chase Iron Eyes | Self - Native American Activist |
| Tara Houska | Self - Native American Activist |
| Tito Ybarra | Self - Native American Comedian |
| Mark Mesteth | Self - Pine Ridge Police Chief |
| Patrick Higgins | Self - Kamau's Cameraman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| W. Kamau Bell | Executive Producer |
| Jimmy Fox | Executive Producer |
| Layla Smith | Executive Producer |
| Amy Entelis | Executive Producer |
| Lizzie Fox | Executive Producer |
| Justin Yungfleisch | Executive Producer |
| Morgan Fallon | Executive Producer |
| Star Price | Executive Producer |
| Eli Holzman | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Lambert | Executive Producer |
| Tim Pastore | Executive Producer |
| Alex Walton | Executive Producer |
| Greg Lipstone | Executive Producer |
| Lyle Gamm | Executive Producer |
| Donny Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Steve Dickert | Executive Producer |
| Ari Hyman | Executive Producer |
| Donny Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Grace Douglas | Producer |
| David Berger | Producer |
| Geraldine L. Porras | Producer |
| Justin Yungfleisch | Producer |
| Elizabeth Gray | Producer |
| Maria Calleia | Producer |
| Ryan Biegel | Producer |
| Derek Helwig | Producer |
| Angela Borg | Producer |
| Elyssa Aquino | Producer |
| Ashley Velez | Producer |
| Bryan Alvey | Producer |
| Ron G. | Producer |
| Astral Finnie | Producer |
| Alana Blaylock | Producer |
| Molly Harrington | Producer |
| Lara Acaster | Producer |
| Smith Glover | Producer |
| Lucie Schwartz | Producer |
| Oluwaseun Babalola | Producer |
| Aleksandar Milojkovich | Producer |
| Ta'Nai Cie | Producer |
| Chinisha Scott | Producer |
| Allie Keefer | Producer |
| Stephanie Castellone | Producer |
| Jason Hollander | Producer |
| John Bassett | Producer |
Editors
Bryan Eber, Alessandro Soares, Steven Uhlenberg, Ben Simoff, Aaron Warren, Skip Robinson, Allie Keefer, Eric Torres, Mustafa Bhagat, Kimberly Tomes, Yeong-a Kim, Michael Griffin, Marc Otto, Michael Courtney, Victoria Toth
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Won |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program | Won |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program | Won |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Won |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Won |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Nominated |
