kamau bell!. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: that's yours in case you need to hydrate. i saw you reaching for it upon. i keep mine hidden over here so the guests kane get at it. i have to point out. your t-shirt is interesting. "yes, he's a racist." me, 2017. >> stephen: is the "me" you? >> yes, yes. >> stephen: what is the context-- what is the context of that quote? >> a friend of mine makes these shirts. and there's a way to-- there are a lot of questions that we ask in 2018, 2017. it just eliminates the first question. "is donald trump a...?" yes, he's a racist. >> stephen: does this benefit. it's an org? is it a nonprofit. >> i don't take any of the money. all the proceeds go to-- the boys and girls club in puerto rico, last time. ( applause ). >> stephen: as i said you're the host of the emmy winning-- congratulations-- "united shades of america" on cnn. we talked about race and racism on the show tonight. you've been talking about it your whole career. >> yes. >> stephen: this is a

kamau bell. as 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 th

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here he is in 2012 on the totally biased with kamau bell show. >> because growing up i had no choice but to like this, apu, a cartoon character voiced by hank azaria. >> sreenivasan: kondabolu felt so strongly out the negative stereotype perpetuated by apu from the simpsons he made a documentary. >> i should be completely happy but there's still one man who hauntse, apu nahasapeemapedilon.e "pley for your purchases and get out and thank you come again", how many of you had to deal with apu or deal with that being referenced?" >> sreenivasan: since the documentary aired on trutv kondabolu has moved on to a tflix standup special tackling issues like race relations in the age of trump. >> and i knothey're trump supporters because after the hate crime they yell 'trump!' >> senivasan: we met in jackson heights, neighborhood in queens with a high south asian population. koabolu grew up near here. he has an unconventional background for a comedian. he worked as an immiant rights organizer in seattle and got his masters in hum rights from the london school of economics. we sat down at a loca