in south fulton, georgia, city council has a new member, khalid kamau. andrea jenkins, minneapolis city council, jillia pessenda, minneapolis city council -- two members. john courage, san antonio city council. stephanie hansen, delaware state senate. valdez bravo, portland, oregon. rita moore, oregon school board.

in south fulton, georgia, city council has a new member, khalid kamau. andrea jenkins, minneapolis city

kamau bell.s a comedian i've made a living finding humor in parts of the america i don't understand. 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." after the first season of "united shades of america," i got a few suggestions from viewers about where they should go this season. by suggestions i mean people tweeting things like, you go to places like camden, new jersey, portland and san quentin and talk to black people, but i bet you wouldn't go to appalachia and talk to white people. usually i respond, how did you get a tweet so long and why is your voice so low? today i'm responding, oh, yeah, i'm going to appalachia. is it appalachia? maybe we should start right there. what do i call this area of the country? >> appalachia. >> appalachia? >> we say appalachia, are we wrong? >> you say tomato i say tomato. >> if i say appalachia, i'll look like i'm fr

>> kamau feels awkward. next on "united shades of america."to talk about chinatown in san francisco, your dad comes up. if you want to talk about the chinese american experience, your dad comes up. if you want to talk about asians in the entertainment industry, your dad comes up. you want to talk martial arts. in a very short amount of time he got into a lot of places. >> he did. >> there's a lot of people that made martial arts movies but no one has broken through as a cultural icon like your dad d if you're asking me, aside from the fact that he's extremely skilled as a martial artt and knewow to entertain and thas all very cool, but there's an energy about him tt it makes you sort of sit forward a little bit. >> yeah. absolutely. >> you know, my father, and this is something i always want to really have people understand, he worked really hard. i mean, this was a goal of his, which is why he chose the medium of film and television because it can reach more people, and he wanted to share his philosophy and have them see the real sort of pict

in south fulton, georgia, city council has a new member, khalid kamau.rea jenkins, minneapolis city council, jillia pessenda, minneapolis city council -- two members. john courage, san antonio city council. stephanie hansen, delaware state senate. valdez bravo, portland, oregon. rita moore, oregon school board. natalie vowell, st. louis board of education. lori kilpatrick, dallas school board. and, brothers and sisters, those are just a few of the victories that we have had. let me ask you a question: how many of you have run for office or are actively involved in local campaigns? stand up! all right! brothers and sisters, this is the political revolution! now, clearly, clearly, our progressives have not won in every election they contested. we have lost some tough races in montana, in kansas and in nebraska. but what we showed is that even in these very, very red states, strong progressives could do far, far better than anyone imagined, and that with proper organization and financial resources, we can win, in any district in the united states of america

>> one of our popular things in the show is kamau does things poorly. >> we have you here.s talking about the tweet from president trump. a lot of people suggesting it is a joke. you are a professional comedian. is that just a joke? are we not getting it? >> it doesn't matter if it's a joke. he's the president. the president should be held to a higher standard. as a commoedian every day, i se out tweets, and i think, maybe i shouldn't send this one. my responsibility with my tweets is more narrow and i think i take more responsibility with my tweets than the president takes with his tweets. >> we look forward to seeing you on the finale of "united shades of america". >>> how about the decade that brought us dial-up modems? the '90s starts next sunday night. ♪ everybody dance now >> how you doin'? >> some of my favorite shows of all time aired in that decade. >> so many monumental bands, nirvana. >> gangster rap starts to take hold. >> while the '90s represent so much growth and progress, we still have so much further to go. >> o.j. was a guy who felt he was above race. >> c

kamau bell sees how and why they're honoring original chinese heritage in the face of stereotypes.omorrow at 10:00 p.m. pacific. >> san francisco has the first china town. it's the identity of city. >> exactly it's like another country. >> now people began to have the fears of chinese americans. >> chinese people in china town had the same china town. >> yeah. >> that's the san francisco history i'm talking aboutpeople like to promote san francisco as all accepting welcoming place but that's not always true. how important was it to you grope up oh owning the american chinese i'd it i. >> oh my god you have opened such a terrible thing. >> is it important that chinese americans retain this culture? i've seen the hypersexualization of the asian male. >> it's something we dealt with all our lives. >> with asian male mass clint it's perceived genetic infear yort at a genetic level. lease the 2017 es 350 for $329 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer.

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