kamau bell, host of "united shades of america" on cnn. lots of comedy specials, activists and provocateur. i just threw that word in because i like it. >> i like that one. >> we're getting questions from viewers from denise on facebook here. do you think black lives matter is making a difference or is it actually bringing out more of the closet racist? >> no, trump brought out the closet racist. we can firmly say that's who brought out the closet racist. even still referring to coronavirus by a racist term. so i think black lives matter is making people, some people uncomfortable. it is uniting some people and making some people uncomfortable who should be uncomfortable with the idea because why are you uncomfortable with it? i think black lives matter on the whole is absolutely a good thing. and the first time we've been able to get america really focused on the small parts of white supremacy and not just somebody who was killed. >> all right, dawn is kind of turning my question around. he wants to know, what should blacks not say to whi

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you seem to, like and are very black kamau bell t is not like you are sneaking in. >> and also i'm huge, i'm huge. i'm all 400 pounds. >> trevor: so i wanted to know, have you minute tained any type of friendship with these people post the show or has it just like, are you just like, you get to know them as human beings or are they just cordial to you as kamau bell as the individual and not now cool with black people. >> yeah, i mean certainly it's not american history dprks where i do laundry with them for an bhowr and come out and go man, i shouldn't be a racist any more. it is not quite that easy, if only it was. but i do think people go oh, this is not what i expected. i see this guy differently. like i did get some emails after i talked to the klan they were excited for the show to come out. i don't encourage those types of friendships but have i stayed in touch with people and there are people that i see, we did an episode about guns and the guy who sold me the gun, we may think differently on guns but we stayed in touch and he is watching the show, so i feel

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kamau bell is joining us now. what did you find, what are some of the biggest factors contributing to the achievement back between african-american and white students in this country? >> we're one of the only developed nations that are funded by the taxes collected in that district. so if you don't have a huge tax base, then you won't have schools that are as good. and a lot of times black folks ha live in districts with low tax bases. >> and in cleveland they are trying to close that gap? >> yeah, we were in east cleveland and they start the day by talking to the studenting saying how are you doing today? seems like a small thing, but before they get the kids started on what they need to learn, they know a lot of kids have a lot on their minds, a lot of problems. so i sat in the circle to find out what are they thinking about. >> building trust is an important part of childhood development too. and you also visited a high school in shaker heights. and an affluent should uburbsub. and despite a welch of resources,

kamau bell, the host of "united shades of america."nversation that black people have been having amongst ourselves for a long time. this is an opportunity to take it national as we even see the topic of reparations come up. so we went to new orleans to talk to new orleans people. and also we brought some people into new orleans to talk about reparations. >> why did you choose new orleans? >> you know, wolf, new orleans is a city where you can really feel and see the remnants of antebellum history. they keep the architecture and like to celebrate traditions. hurricane karina, black folks suffering for not being properly provided for and taken care of by the city. >> we have a little extra from your excellent episode later tonight. let me play it. watch this. >> that's the thing, like, racism makes you illogical. >> yeah. >> so, like, all of a sudden all of these concepts of law and morality that we understand everywhere else when it comes to black folks we're like hell no, i don't get it. >> that doesn't make sense. >> money due. why sh

kamau bell, we shot this episode of united shades of america in 2019, we talked to folks in oklahoma about the struggle to keep their family farms alive. since covid-19 there's been a shift in the way we approach food. from what and where we consume it, even how we shop for it, family farms face tougher times now more than ever. as they struggle to get necessary loans to stay afloat. we love to mythologyize our family farms. we don't really like to think about their needs. i hope we learn to pay attention long after covid-19 is over. americans love stories that make us feel good about ourselves. and one of the big ones is that america loves its family farmers. do we? here's the current secretary of agriculture and millionaire farmer sonny purdue. >> in america, they get bigger and small go out. >> what i heard today from the secretary of agriculture was that there's no place for them. >> yep, get big or get out. if you're a farmer who's not white, the message has just been get out. god bless america. ♪ >> this is oklahoma. this is a farm in oklahoma. that's an american flag. and thos

kamau bell. this episode of "united shades of america" was filmed in late 2019, months before the covid-19 pandemic swept the country, and also months before george floyd was killed by minneapolis police. and the wave of protests that followed. at the time, i was welcomed into people's homes and i was able to have the kind of intimate conversations that have become impossible during the pandemic. you'll see handshakes, high-fives and hugs. now, i'm grateful to have had that opportunity, and i look forward to being able to do it again some day. i hope you enjoy this episode. >> when i was a kid, all i knew about iron was hostages, hijacked planes and jimmy carter wishing he remained a peanut farmer in georgia. as i grew up, not much changed. america saw iran as the enemy. >> states like these constitute an action an axis of evil. >> no matter how close we get to things looking like thigh they finally turned a corner once and for all -- >> let it end now. >> they don't. >> the united states is lock

kamau bell on.nce is not an option talking about hard conversations about race in america, being black in america and this week's episode i'm going to speak with sworts journalist bill rhode on the intersection of sports. sneak peek right here. listen, we've got the seasons that have been either been postponed or canceled, the olympics delayed. besides the financial and emotional losses what is the harm in losing sports? >> actually, don, i would argue that i see sports come back. we were so focused as a nation on all these real issues, and we didn't have diversions. you know, where at first they had to fill broadcasting time with ooreal issues and have peoe like me on. now they can have balls and stripes. back to balls and stripes and thank god. i'm lucky i work for espn undefeated so on the business sense it's good but in terms of salvaging our souls as a nation i'm not sure having sports back is a step in the right direction. >> you really want to download and listen to this podcast. it's everyth

kamau bell is here with us.a mass exodus from venezuela in the past 10 to 15 years specifically. tell us more about the political situation there and why so many people are forced to leave. >> well, first of all, i think it's hard to as an american describe what's going on in venezuela, but it has led to a humanitarian crisis. there is -- people every day are trying to fight for water, for electricity, for food. and a lot of those people are turning to the u.s. for help. right now as we say in the episode, the immigration system is broken. so a guy like him who was a lawyer in venezuela who wants to come here, his family lives here and he wants help, he doesn't know how his immigration status is going to go down because our system is broken. >> it seems the venezuelan community in the united states has somewhat a complicated relationship with the trump presidency. i know you spoke to some people who oppose him, but there are many others who are big supporters. why is trump such a divisive topic, person, to the v

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kamau bell, and we're talking about reparations. no better place to do it than new orleans. we went to new orleans in november of 2019, months before the covid-19 pandemic spread across the united states and before the protests following the killing of george floyd at hands of police in minneapolis. even without those events you can clearly see how the effects of enslavement and all that followed continues with the black community of new orleans. and pandemic further exposed the racial disparities, black folks getting covid-19 virus at much higher rate. if you don't see how that's tied to reparations, may need go back and watch everybody episode of "united states shades of america" to discover we're way past reparations. did you just get naked for beads? it's not even mardi gras. most people coming to new orleans come for this. music, party. weirdly colored drinks loaded with alcohol. but this isn't the whole story of new orleans. it's a big, vibrant city with a lot of stories to tell. we're not here to talk about the parties. we're talking about reparations. you might want

to see you, kamau.did you miss -- did you miss kamau >> no, not really. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah [ laughter ] we'll dub it in later. we'll put it in post [ laughter ] welcome to the show again, everybody. do you guys know this? this is crazy. the olympics was supposed to start around this time isn't that bizarre yeah, but now with the virus, it's just president trump on tv so, instead of watching gymnastics and swimming, we're watching a guy bend over backwards to stay above water. last night trump held a 27-minute briefing and basically read the entire thing. fun fact, on his script, all the words were in a little bubble coming from a cartoon elephant [ laughter ] trump kept it short and stuck to the script. unfortunately, he sounded like a kid reading a book report he got off spark notes. "gatsby" was great, some even say the greatest [ light laughter ] but trump kicked things off with something i didn't expect to hear five months into the pandemic >> we are in the process of developing a strategy that's

kamau bell, host of "united shades of america." always great to have you on. of all, nicole hanna jones, what a great interview to have. was that at a library? >> no, it was in a black bookstore called the community book center, which is a bookstore in new orleans. >> i get so excited when i see books and i thought what a wonderful way and place to shoot this interview. but why did you choose to go to new orleans for this episode? and how does that city specifically embody the discussion about race and inequality in the country? >> you know, like a lot of episodes of "united shades of america," there's a lot of cities we've shot about reparations. i've been in new orleans since i was a kid and new orleans is a city that you can feel the inequities as you walk through it and you can see the link back to the ant bell um south because they've saved the buildings and it feels like the conversation is happening there all the time. and it's a city that has a lot of inequity between the white and black citizens. >> growing up in neighboring texas, even just going a f

kamau bell joins us now.en you think of all the time you spent in milwaukee for last season's episodes, i'm wondering how you're seeing the police shooting of blask and whatke an unfolding in kenosha this past week? >> i know from the people i talked to in milwaukee, it's not a surprise. the thing black people in milwaukee felt is they are not identified as a place where black people are so it's harder to get attention. well, now the state of wis sconn wisconsin, kenosha, and all the activists have the attention of the world. >> president trump says he's probably going to visit kenosha. how do you think that will be received? >> i don't think that him visiting kenosha is what anybody in kenosha needs. sounds like even the chief of police doesn't want that. i heard somebody say that earlier. i think this, the problem of racism in america, has been exacerbated by president trump and i don't think him showing up will do anybody any good. actually i know it's not going to do any good. >> why wouldn't it do any go

kamau bell joined us at 3:00 for getting answers. oakland resident, comedian and host of cnn's "united shades of america" what it means black lives matter. >> it can't be i change my avatar to black lives matter. i donated to black lives matter, i march in black lives matter. i call my neighbors out who are against black lives matter. engage in conversations. do the work. that's the thing. for example, a lot of sports leagues and a lot of businesses are getting credit for writing black lives matter in their windows or -- that would have been a revolutionary act when trayvon martin was killed by george zimmerman years ago if immediately the nba and nfl started writing black lives matter on the court. it would have felt like a bigger deal. >> every day at 3:00 p.m., abc7 news anchor kristen sze takes her questions to the experts. you can watch "getting answers" on tv and take part online through the abc7 news app and facebook as well. >> in the age of covid-19, the bay area city is putting a new spin on artwork with social distancing i

kamau bell. >> one more thing, it's a shotgun marriage.somebody he is comfortable with. >> yeah. >> and that person has to be comfortable with him in front of the entire country. >> all right, thanks very much. be sure to catch united shades of america sunday at 10:00 p.m. >>> another programming note, don't miss full circle. it's our digital news show. you can catch it streaming live monday, tuesday and thursday. you can watch it there any time, and on the cnn app at any time on demand and you get alerts about every episode. >>> the president's back to spreading misinformation about covid, kids tonight still trying to downplay their risk. a 90% increase in the number of kids getting the virus in the last four weeks. we'll have more on that ahead. ek in-store and online. or anything i want to buy is going to be on rakuten. rakuten is easy to use, free to sign up and it's in over 3,000 stores. i buy a lot of makeup. shampoo, conditioner. books, food. travel. shoes. stuff for my backyard. anything from clothes to electronics. workout gear. i

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kamau bell is joining us now.e some of the biggest factors contributing to the achievement gap between white and black students in this country? >> well, there are sort of two buckets that contribute to the achievement game. i am learning is also called the opportunity game. one is that we fund schools based in large part on the tax bases of the community. if you live in a community with less, your school will have less automatically. the other thing is the pull of systemic racism. what kids are dealing with at home they bring it to school. the kid is affected by it on the way to school. >> the elementary school you visited in east cleveland, they're taking a more wholistic approach to education to close the gap. tell us about that. >> yeah. they recognized what i just said. when kids get to school, you can't just expect every kid to start learning right away. a lot of kids are dealing with a lot in their lives. a lot of kids get up very early because school is very far away. they come to school exhausted. maybe t

kamau bell is up next.rator: here are aarp top tips on caregiver preparedness during coronavirus. form a team that can help with caregiving tasks. take an inventory of essential supplies in your loved one's home. make a list of the care recipient's medications. schedule regular calls to fight isolation. finally, take care of yourself too. follow the centers for disease control's guidelines for coronavirus safety. for more caregiving tips, go to aarp.org/caregiving >>> i'm w. kamau bell, we shot this episode of united shades of america in 2019, we talked to folks in oklahoma about the st

kamau bell. silence is not an option.g hard conversations about race in america, being black in america. this week, i am going to speak about the intersection of race and sports. you can find the podcast on apple pod contaccasts or your f podcast app. sneak peek, right here. >> listen. we've got the seasons that have been either postponed or cancelled. delayed. what is the harm in losing sports? >> actually, don, i would argue that i hated to see sports come back. we were so focused, as a nation, on all of these real issues and we didn't have diversions. you know, where, at first, they had to fill broadcasting time with real issues and have people like me on. talk about -- you know, now, they can have balls and strikes. back to balls and strikes. thank god. so, on a business sense, it's good. but in terms of salvaging the moral -- our souls as a nation, i'm not sure if having sports back is a step in the right direction. >> you really want to download and listen to this podcast. it's everything. thanks for watching. our c

kamau bell. in this else of united shades of america, we're talking about recommend ragss and there's no better place to do it than new orleans. we went in 2019, months before the covid-19 pandemic spread across the united states and before the protests following the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. even without those events, you can clearly see the effects of enslave many and all that followed continues to put the black people of new orleans to succeed. black folks are getting the covid-19 virus at a. higher rate than white folks. if you don't see how the killing of george floyd and the protests that followed are tied to reparations, you may need to go back and watch every single else of united shades of america. then you will see we are way past time for reparations. >> did she just get naked for beads? it's not even mardi gras. most people come to new orleans for this. weirdly colored drinks loaded with alcohol. this isn't the whole story of new orleans. it is a big, vibrant city with a

kamau bell. on this episode of "united shades of america," we look at the homeless crisis in the united states. los angeles has one of the largest and busiest homeless communities in the country. we filmed this episode in late august 2019 well before the coronavirus pandemic hit. when the country started talking about practicing social distancing, wearing masks, washing hands frequently and quarantining at home, homeless communities didn't always have those options. there are no concrete numbers on how many homeless folks have been affected by covid-19 but in this community, basic resources like food and hygiene items are already scarce. the pandemic only magnifies their struggles. the united states has neglected our responsibility to these americans for far too long. >> in 2018, california went from the sixth largest economy in the world to the fifth largest economy in the world. yet we have a homeless pandemic. i did not say state of emergency. i did not say we have an epidemic. i said we have

kamau knows more jokes than me. >> i have a joke! >> so what? did that joke bomb?he look on your face. it was a very sweet interaction. >> i think a lot of times, most times in the news talking about iran it is an enemy of the united states and what we forget is that there are large population of iranian americans here who left iran to pursue the dreams of freedom of the united states, things they couldn't get in iran and those people -- it is a story of pay triism, immigrant stories, trying to hold on to the culture and too often times we frame iran as only an enemy and not stories as that. >> i can completely relate and so important that you have pieces like this. i will be tuning in. i hope everyone does. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> don't miss "united shades of america" tonight. we will be right back. ♪ love them, hate their laundry, protection. lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria. detergent alone can't. lysol. what it takes to protect. ® >>> a top democrat says it's possible the house may subpoena intelligence officials to testify before co

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kamau bell, this episode of "united shades of america" about the gig economy was filmed in 2019, onlyd-19. about a third of people working in gig economy were doing it as primary source of income, and most were people of color. due to covid-19, we've come to rely even more on gig workers to keep us going. we love to call them heroes but are we treating them like heroes? owners are getting richer every day, they're now eligible for

kamau bell. thank you for joining me.n you shot the episode, a the lo of people were working in the gig economy. what kind of jobs were they doing then? >> it's a lot of the jobs redefined and essential worm. it's grocery delivery. it's dog walking. it's any number of thing we now understand if you don't want to do it, and you want something to do it now during covid, it's essential work. >> it's so interesting that so many jobs have gone away and a lot of the jobs you talk about are jobs people took on the side. s thor now becoming their main gig? is. >> these are the jobs that are hiring. even before the covid pandemic, a lot of those jobs were people's main gigs. then also worked 40 hours in the gig economy. i think people are countrying to the jobs because they're the ones that are hiring, but they don't come with work protections or breaks, benefits. these are the lowest jobs on the rung. >> that's right, they are low, uncertainly wages, and that's why they make the gig economy challenging, which is what i know you w

. >> kamau knows more jokes than me. >> my school started at 10:00 a.m. half hour drive every saturday. my dad would pack us breakfast, lunch and dinner. >> how long was school? it was from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m. >> so the whole day is gone. >> but it was like the only time i felt like whole. >> i agree. people that we met there still stay with us today. even if i saw them again today, they would still be all my best friends. >> talk about your teaching far see to children. >> when i was in far sit school, the 15 and 16-year-olds, it would be a school experience to give back. to benefit them. >> we all know. >> you have to it try. it gets harder in your 30s. >> did you ever not want to come? >> yes. >> it was the same time as farsi school. we don't want to go. >> i want to go play outside. >> your hair is so soft. how does this happen? is this natural? >> this is adorable. and hilarious because every adult in the room was freaking out. >> stop touching his hair please. >> just kidding. don't be confused. when you see me in the streets, you are not allowed to

kamau bell, this episode of "united shades of america" about the gig economy was filmed in 2019, only intensified by covid-19. about a third of people working in gig economy were doing it as primary source of income, and most were people of color. due to covid-19, we've come to rely even more on gig workers to keep us going. we love to call them heroes but are we treating them like heroes? owners are getting richer every day, they're now eligible for unemployment insurance but ain't easy to get. many of the people we spoke to in the episode said they were denied. they continued working jeopardizing their lives to make all of ours a little bit easier. remember free time? remember me time? these days many of us are spending that time working. being independent contractors with no benefits and few protections in the gig economy. if you're fired, receiverence package is you're fired. just a hustle? >> make $200 real quick? yes i do. >> with phone in your pocket, you're never off the clock to do this, or this. oops. didn't mean to send a thirst trap. ♪ >>> this way. >> come on. >> come on,

kamau bell, you chose to go to new orleans for this episode. where does that city fits in this discussion? >> well, you could go to any city. you can see through the entire country, but new orleans, there's such a love of the past and the buildings are there. there's a lot of celebrating of the plantation culture, that you can see sort of the line from there to current day. >> in this episode, you attempt to find a number for just how much money is owed to the black community. you come away with a staggering figure, $19 trillion. how did you get that number? why is it perhaps just the beginning? >> well, first of all, i debt again that number. i dropped out of the college. tom mayes cramer did the math. if you were a slave, he figured out how many people were enslaved. they didn't have 24 hours of freedom. he paid them for 24 hours a day through the emancipation proclamation, and gave them interest. it's also about union year of the gdp in this country. >> why is it just the beginning? he. >> because that noum better talks about what happened d

. >> cnn kamau bell. a reporter is somewhere in america talking about racism or silence, it's probably sara sidner. >> you are in the shh it. you are running after hate. >> yeah. you have to recognize that hatred often comes from a place of fear and pain. the fear is someone else is taking over and i'm going to be a minority. and one of the big themes of this white supremacist movement is the browning of america. and so i'm a white supremacist's worst nightmare. not because i attack them. because of who i am. my mother is caucasian and my father is black. i am mixed race. i am changing america. >> yeah. >> in this town, it used to be an industrial town, good union jobs. >> you retired, you had a pension. >> yes. >> then the industrialization happens. jobs go overseas. people start to get frustrated. >> scapegoating starts? yes. >> who do you blame? you don't want to blame yourself. right? you don't want to blame your family or your community. so you look at who could be the scapegoat? the immigrants. even

kamau bell.of united shades of america, we're talking about recommend ragss and there's no better place to do it than new orleans. we went in 2019, months before the covid-19 pandemic spread across the united states and before the protests following the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. even without those events, you can clearly see the effects of enslave many and all that followed continues to put the black people of new orleans

kamau bell, and we're talking about reparations. no better place to do it than new orleans.e covid-19 pandemic spread across the united states and before the protests following the killing of george floyd at hands of police in minneapolis. even without those events you can clearly see how the effects of enslavement and all that followed continues with the black community of new orleans. and pandemic further

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>> i'm going to have kamau wash you. >> that's me, right? >> that's you. me >>> you got the pump on. there you go. lean back. stop eating. >> i got it. >> all right. you doing good. >> i got three girls. >> look at you. he's doing a great job. he hasn't got any water in her eyes. there you go. like that, darlene? better than my hands, huh? >> the man is good. >> for many of these folks, this may be the only day of the week they can sit back and relax, letting go of the trauma they experience out here every single day. >> i was fortunate enough not to live on the streets. i buried one of my children. and just trying to heal from that pain, i was like, what do i do with this pain? i was like, you know what, i have so much pain, i can help other people with pain. >> people understand needing food. but why do they need makeup and haircuts? >> i think it boils down to self-esteem. and hopefully they look in the mirror and see something of value and hopefully this makes them feel better about themselves. >> a lot of criticism is there are more important things t

w kamau bell covers why that's not possible for some and this has nothing to do actually with coronavirusbelieve it or not. this happens all the time. he's going to take you inside the public school system. this is an all new "united shades of america," tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. right here on cnn. an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little surprise... two!? ...they didn't panic. they got a bigger car for their soon-to-be-bigger family. after shopping around for insurance, they called usaa - who helped find the right coverage for them and even some much-needed savings. that was the easy part. usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it- easy. >>> the scheduled game between the cardinals and brewers today, not happening. it is being postponed after more cardinals tested positive for covid-19. meanwhile the nba and nhl appear to be having success with the sports bubble. here is martin savidge. >> reporter: sports leagues are using shortened seasons, bubbles, team sequestering and rapid testing to let's the games begin. could the wirns an ersz anners teach u

kamau bell heads to new orleans to explore the topic of reparations. not the new orleans i grew up in. if you look at this area here, prior to katrina, this whole area was a public housing development. >> that was all public housing. >> all this was public housing. when the storm came, we got very little water, but they declared a national emergency, came with guns and state police, and they lined buses on that interstate as far as the eye can see, told you to get on the bus, and you didn't even know where you was going. so they put all of the poor people out. >> tune in, hit your dvr, but be sure to watch "united shades of america," it airs tomorrow night at 10:00 right here on cnn. we'll be right back. rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. >>> you are in the "cnn newsroom." thanks for joining me. i'm ana cabrera in new york, and we begin this hour with a warning about your mail. just 80 days away from the november election. the postal service

. >> look, kamau, please. >> oh, wow. >> you have to try to find the decoration for the christmas andve got some in here. i've been working. >> and that's very important. mm-hmm. >> how long have you been in america? how important is it to decorate for christmas, being that you're away from home? do you like being here in america? well, yeah, because i asked you a question and you understood what i said, so your english is good. see, you even understand me now. >> yes. >> what do you miss about venezuela? >> you're going to start making new friends. i'm sure of that. >> you're very -- you're a very strong young man. i don't know, suddenly when i asked that kid what he missed on venezuela, it sounded like this is such a dumb question to ask because he's a kid. of course he misses a lot. and then he broke down crying and i was like -- i just feel bad. i didn't mean to do that to him. but nothing makes it as clear about how things -- how bad things are in venezuela as that. an excited kid. just wants to play baseball. misses his friends. that's it. i'm a performer. -always have been. -an

kamau bell goes to austin, millions of americans working multiple jobs in the new gig economy.at 10:00 on cnn. >>> teachers in georgia staging a protest. this honk a-thon coming after one county announces it will phase students back to in-person learning at the end of the month. details at the end of a quick break. migraine medicine. it's called ubrelvy. the migraine medicine for anytime, anywhere migraine strikes without worrying if it's too late or where you happen to be. one dose of ubrelvy can quickly stop a migraine in its tracks within two hours. many had pain relief in one hour. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. few people had side effects, most common were nausea and tiredness. ask about ubrelvy. the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine. who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. dupixent is a biologic, and no

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kamau bell is taking a look at the public school system and that airs tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> right now, there's a growing line of people at a los angeles food bank, and cnn's paul vercammen is there live for us. paul? >> reporter: well, ana, a massive food giveaway because of a multitude of factors, including the economy and the pandemic. we're going to show you the people who lined up here, in some ways america's new poor. that's coming up in just a few moments. save hundreds on your wireless bill without even leaving your house. just keep your phone and switch to xfinity mobile. you can get it by ordering a free sim card online. once you activate, you only have to pay for the data you need, starting at just $15 a month. there are no term contracts, no activation fees, and no credit check on the first two lines. get a $50 prepaid card when you switch. 5g is now included with all new data options. switch and save hundreds. xfinity mobile. >>> right now, the place in the u.s. with the most people confirmed to have coronavirus is california. more than hal

kamau bell starts right now. >>> when we filmed this episode of united shades of america in december 2019, there were already deep rooted inequities in the american education system. when the pandemic hit, schools closed and they had to quickly shift to online learning but many students and families did not have the resources to make that work. how can kids who don't have access to the computers or internet be expected to keep up? the pandemic also showed us how many families rely on schools to have food for the kids. the long term impact on our education system is still under clear but covid-19 has absolutely magnified the problems we heard about when making this episode. >> come sit down. thank you. >> what grade are you in? >> fourth. >> do you like fourth grade? >> i like your glasses. >> i like yours, too. >> do you want to try these on? >> what are your favorite subjects? >> i like her. she's always there for you. >> she makes learning fun. >> cute kids and amazing teachers. that's what this episode is all about. it won't be about how we fund schools or the achievement gap or h

. >> taste eight wines, kamau, and then have a conversation about the public school system in america> -- all the power over time and space, how would you address the public school system in this country? >> gosh, that's such a tall order. >> mm-hmm. >> because there -- it would be unique to every community. you can't just fix the kids. you have to fix the whole situation that they live in and breathe every day. so fix the community. provide after-school activities for kids to do. money is great, yes. the quality and funding would be awesome. >> a lot of people who look at public schools are like, why should my taxes have to pay for public schools. i don't have kids in public schools. what do you say to those people? >> well, if we don't educate our young generation, what does that generation become? if you don't have an education, what do you do for income? what do you do for housing? what do you do to maintain a life? you can pay for a student in two ways. you can pay for their education now or you can pay for incarceration later. >> thanks. i think you just ended the whole show. ♪

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kamau bell is back with an all new episode of "united shades of america." miami to take a look at the booming venezuelan population here in the united states. here's a preview. >> when something happens, i think it's hard for the community in miami. >> i got you. >> carlos is a comedian and a democratic socialist active in local politics. jose is a former venezuelan military officer who came to the u.s. fleeing political persecution. he spent two years in detention centers across america before he was granted asylum in 2006. >> you wear the white shirt, the black shirt. >> yeah, you know. >> the brand-new episode of "united shades of america" premiers tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> coming up, claims of a cover up this evening after a top critic of vladimir putin is hospitalized following a suspected poisoning. three derm ingredients in one cream. don't settle for less. revitalift triple power with pro-retinol plus hyaluronic acid and vitamin c. it visibly reduces wrinkles. firms. and brightens. now that's triple power. revitalift

kamau bells exploring the inequities in the public school system through two very different school districts near neefcleveland, ohio in thi week's "united shades." >> to understand where students are going, you have to understand where they came from. i wanted to know what it means that a zip code can tell you more about where a child is going to end up than any other factor you can learn from a child. >> we need to understand not just the differences between students' test scores and all that. we need to understand how inequality works and how it's localized within the neighborhoods and schools. >> the assistant principal saw me fooling around with two of my best friends and said you don't have the potential to be a carverite. they create the award for the best student in the school my eighth grade year. and she had to hand it to me. wayfair has everything outdoor from grills to play sets and more one of a kind finds. it all ships free. and with new deals every day you can explore endless options at every price point. get your outdoor oasis delivered fast so you can get the good times goin