kamau bell, host of cnn's united shades of america.ay that you're here, but you know. >> can't get rid of me. >> everybody, everybody is buzzing about "lemonade." i want to start getting your reactions. what did you think? >> oh, my goodness. don, the woman is a high priestess, okay? this is such a magical expression. sonically, it's nothing like anything we've heard from her. but visually, if you were to put the album on mute -- i always say album -- you still are brought into such an experience. it's ethereal. it's warm. and while it's also very aggressive in spaces, to me there's an undercurrent that just speaks to my black girl center. for anyone who's not a black girl right now, i kind of feel sorry for you because we are having an internal moment like you would not believe. >> with that said, brie, what do you think? >> i think that her album is visually stunning, and i think it's incredible to see how vulnerable that beyonce makes herself. i agree that we get to see and here beyonce as we have not seen her before. it truly is st

kamau bell.a comedian i've made a living finding humor in the parts of america i don't understand. and now i'm challenging myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and beliefs that add color to this crazy country. this is "the united shades of america." ♪ >>> learning about america means sometimes reaching across the aisle. and this week i'm reaching way across the aisle to the ku klux klan. hopefully, when i'm done reaching, i still have my hand. my first stop in this what the hell am i thinking tour is to meet with an arkansas leader of the kkk. according to kkk rhetoric, there's a new klan in town. they're no longer anti-black. they're just pro-white. and nothing says new klan like hanging out with a black dude. for those of you tuning in to racism late, here's a quick refresher. the klan was initially founded after the civil war by a group of confederate soldiers who were all like, dang, but we wasn't finishing oppressing black folks yet. since then,

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kamau bell!riend. >> thank you, sir. thanks for having me. >> trevor: what do you mean,"thanks for having me?" you had me on your show before anybody knew who i was. it was totally biased, a fun show, really cool. and now you're doing something very different. >> yes, i am. i left that show and said i need to hang out with the ku klux klan. >> trevor: how bad was that experience? >> i'm alive, it was great, it was awesome. i'm here talking to you about it so it all worked out. >> trevor: this is a cool show. it's like anthony bourdain, instead of sampling food around world, you sample racism around america. >> i'll take racism. very specific here. >> trevor: why would you go and meet with the klan? like, why-- okay, let's start at the beginning. why would the klan agree to meet with you? >> this is america. everybody wants to be on tv, it turns out, you know, from the kardashians to the klan. everybody wants to get out there. so i think they think they're going to sell their message. i got an e-m

kamau bell is joining us, people! ( cheers and applause ) but first, but first, we have to talk about last night. so many records set. obviously, steph curry leading the warriors to 73 wins. that was insane. well done, golden state. that was amazing. ( applause ) but, of course, for me, especially, the bigger news was the old man putting up crazy numbers. yeah, it's true, bernie sanders got 27,000 people in washington square park last night. ( applause ) no, but, seriously, but seriously, congrats to the momba. i don't know if you watched the game but kobe was amazing, 60 points. he took more shots than a chicago cop with no body cam. don't boo kobe, he's done. let's get into the show. so, democracy. it's what separates us from the apes and the russians. ( laughter ) the point is, from an early age, we're taught that democratic means one person, one vote, and the most votes wins. like, back when i ran for class president as a kid. the teacher said, "hands up, if you want trevor to be president." okay, now hands up if

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joining me from outside of the san quentin prison is kamau bell. and good to talk to you. feedback from the prisoners about your presence and everything that you were doing? >> i mean, i have heard from people on the outside who were prisoners who are excited about the the idea of this work, because they, and you know, i think that they trust ed that i am going to go in there with the right idea. we are going to go in there tonight, and i have heard of the people from san quentin who said that they are excited to have us back and excited to see the episode and have me back in there. >> were you surprised by anything as you went in there to shoot the episode? >> yes, i was very surprised. i went in, and i had never been behind the walls in a prison and not to visit or because i belonged there, and i was afraid and i bought into the narrative of the tv and the film of how scary it is, and within a few minutes first of all, somebody recognized me from television, and that loosened me up, and the guys were open and honest and revealing and intelligent and funny and when i left

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kamau bell has a clandestine meeting with the leader of the ku klux klan.ghts on. if that's him he'll blink his headlights. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> let's go. this guy said he was coming alone. why did i believe him? camera crew or not, this seems like a bad idea. >> my voice is going to be disguised right? i'm the widz awiz art imperial wiz ar of the ku klux klan. >> yes, sir. i'm the president of the organization. first thanks for meeting with me. >> okay. >> klan historically, as you know has been a group associated with violence. >> i'm not associated with slielence. >> i know, but i'm saying historically. >> we have to look at the klan in the 21st century. >> don't you think that by wearing the same robes it's hard to separate those two different klans? >> i have an opportunity to wear a klansman robe. why? because i am right and i believe in the rituals and the beliefs of the ku klux klan. i was raised that way. this will always be klan regalia. no ifs ands or buts about it. >> i asked how this meeting came about and here's what he said. >> as a black man in americ

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gee takes it on in the kamau way, with biting humor and intelligence.y night 10:00 p.m. right here on cnn. can't wait for that. >> brand new this morning, audio tape surfaces, recording surface of donald trump's top adviser admitting to republican insiders that donald trump is playing a kind of a part. that he's a different guy behind closed doors, but this recording doesn't stop there. we'll discuss. >>> plus, inside the vault. prince reportedly with hundreds, maybe thousands of songs finished yet unreleased. who is in charge of that now? more on the loss of an icon. that's ahead. ♪ ♪ they stand in the way of love and we will smoke them all ♪ ♪ with their intellect and their savoir-faire ♪ ♪ no one in the whole universe will ever compare ♪ ♪ i am yours now and you are mine and together we'll love through all space and time ♪ ♪ so don't cry ♪ one day all seven will die at safelite, we know how busy your life can be. oh no this mom didn't have time to worry about a cracked windshield. so she scheduled at safelite.com and with safelite's exclusive "on my

kamau bell is joining us, people!bviously, steph curry leading the warriors to 73 wins. that was insane. well done, golden state. that was amazing. ( applause ) but, of course, for me, especially, the bigger news was the old man putting up crazy numbers. yeah, it's true, bernie sanders got 27,000 people in washington square park last night. ( applause ) no, but, seriously, but seriously, congrats to the momba. i don't know if you watched the game but kobe was amazing, 60 points. he took more shots than a chicago cop with no body cam. don't boo kobe, he's done. let's get into the show. so, democracy. it's what separates us from the apes and the russians. ( laughter ) the point is, from an early age, we're taught that democratic means one person, one vote, and the most votes wins. like, back when i ran for class president as a kid. the teacher said, "hands up, if you want trevor to be president." okay, now hands up if you want julia to be president." and she counted the votes and whoever got theost votes won. in this ca

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kamau bell. don't miss "the united shades of america" premiere sunday night at 10 p.m. eastern.ll for my favorite prince song, christi, we have the video, prince's "adore." i think it is by far the best prince song, although i'm sure we would have a bit of a conversation out here with the more than hundred fans that have come here. what's yours? >> mine is still "let's go crazy." it's one of those that when you hear it, you can't help but move. they're playing this instead of "adore." i'm sorry. we'll get you "adore" later. >> that's okay. >> much more to come. stay close. ♪ at least you got a friend, come on lady ♪ ♪ it's all i heard ♪ i'm not going to let the elevator break us down ♪ ♪ oh, no, let's go crazy, let's get down ♪ ♪ let's go oh, look... ...another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works... ...in one week. with the... fastest retinol formula. ...to visibly reduce wrinkles. neutrogena®. i'm terhe is.at golf. people say i'm getting better. no one's ever said that. but i'd like to keep being terrible at golf for as

kamau ♪ you're not gonna watch it! ♪ ♪ no, you're not gonna watch it! to miss it! ♪ ♪ we can't let you download... uh, no thanks. i have x1 from xfinity so... don't fall for directv. xfinity lets you download your shows from anywhere. i used to like that song. . >> all right. welcome back. loved ones want to know why a 16-year-old honor roll student died after a brawl in a high school bathroom. friends of amy joiner francis say she was special and had a bright future ahead of her. they gathered for a vigil at her school in wilmington delaware. >> she was very special to a lot of people, not only to me but to a lot of people. >> she was only 16. she didn't really deserve this. >> officials say there was an altercation that initially started between two people and then others may have joined in ganging up on one person. our rachel crane is following this story. rachel, are they any closer to finding out exactly what happened, why she died and will there be any charges? >> reporter: well, fred, there are still lots of questions surrounding what caused this

kamau bell on cnn. >> thank you for sharing your time with us. >> "inside politics" with john king starts right now. >>> donald trump says not to worry. >> at some point i'm going to be so presidential that you people will be so bored. >> reporter: but his new campaign manager tries to explain away suggesting trump is just acting. >> nowhere was he talking about there being a different donald trump. >> reporter: the gop reality's show next big stage could be a chaotic convention. >> you need a majority. close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. >> reporter: and the knockout punch for hillary clinton. >> tuesday is a great opportunity to start us on the path to the white house. >> reporter: five-state supertuesday is a defining test for bernie sanders. "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thanks for sharing your sunday morning. last week of april includes a five-state super tuesday and three questions dominate. is donald trump already at odds with his new top campaign hand or all just a calculated

kamau bell on cnn. >> thank you for sharing your time with us. >> "inside politics" with john king starts to worry. >> at some point i'm going to be so presidential that you people will be so bored. >> reporter: but his new campaign manager tries to

this week on "united shades of america" kamau bell meets some of the people on the inside of san quentin i see sort of different groups of people in different areas. are the areas broken up in any way? >> they are. just beyond the tennis court, the primarily white guys are. a different couple of areas for those guys. basketball court, primarily where all the african-americans are. little area of land behind us near the shack where the pisces -- >> what? >> individuals from mexico south. not californians so to say. >> okay. >> and then northern hispanic. an area they're at and the yard is segregated based upon some of the underground rules. >> okay. >> so he talked to the kk k, goes to san quentin prison. here he is. what was your biggest takeaway? >> you know, i was an idiot. i walked in there sort of afraid like i thought i'm going to go to prison. what will happen? i'm sucked into the narrative of prisons documentary and scary and gross it is and i like fell in love with the guys mitt and they were all fully developed individuals and did a lot of they are pain felt sad to leave. it's w