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congratulations on "united shades of america." what's that title mean?le out there in the world and i think it's important to try to sit down and have as many conversations with people and learn from them and be funn funny at the same time. i'm going for a nobel peace prize. obama got one. >> stephen: what's keeping you back? >> i'm two weeks into my show. i think it's on the way. >> stephen: one thing is a black guy goes where he shouldn't. where is that. >> basically if you leave your house as a black person you're in dangerous territory. i go further. i will go to towns to do comedy and as soon as i walk in they go, you must be the comedian, just because i don't look like ashould be there. they're, like, you should be funny or you're in the wrong place. >> stephen: you went to one place specifically that seemed like the wrong place. >> yes. >> stephen: you met members of the clan. >> the k.k.k., not a scottish clan. >> stephen: klan with a k. yes. >> stephen: and you spoke to some of the leaders about whether they were hateful racist or violent. we ha

here to weigh in now, the host of cnn's "united shades of america."py friday the 13th. i just want to confirm, you say i'm me. i can't confirm that i'm me. maybe i'm not me. i'm taking a lesson from trump. >> okay. serious face. i've been wanting to ask you about this story. the old tape of what appears to be donald trump pretending to be his own publicist and now denying it. i'd love to hear your thoughts on this. >> i mean, the funny thing is, we've all done this. it's just all of us who have done this didn't end up running for president. i've called school to pretend i'm my mom to get me out of school. if he just owned up and admitted it, we could accept it. but he refuses to be honest in any way, even when it's about ridiculous stuff. >> why should something like this that happened many years ago, 25 years ago, if not more, why should it affect his bid for the presidency? does it matter to you? >> if this was the only thing we had, we might be able to go, that's silly, donald trump. this is the straw that is breaking the gop's back at this point.

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. >> this week on "united shades of america" we're inside one of america's most notorious prisons, sann the outside of being in san quentin. >> the name itself is not the character it produces. it produces positive people. some come here, couldn't read, write, spell, you walk around they're geniuses now. >> since you don't have cell phones you need somebody walking around whose nickname is wikipedia. >> other than that we'd be numbers on the yard. >> how many years do you have? >> 70. i'm on my 40th year. >> wow. >> wow, same thing i say every time i get up in the morning. >> i was hoping you were going to say 6 1/2. >> no. >> sounds unfair, sounds like if you're able to live here and sit here and we're talking. >> because they call this rehabilitation so if you have been rehabilitated you get to a spot like this, there should be some rewards at the end of the game. but it don't seem to be that way. >> watch "united shades of america" at 10:00 eastern here on cnn. >> that will do it for us. >> "inside politics" with john king starts now. >>> is this the ticket? >> you deserve to know e

of america. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and believes that add colors to this crazy countsry. this is "the united shades of america." it seems every time you turn on the news, you can see conflicts between communities of color and the police. nothing has happened. other than technology making it easier to document what has been going on for centuries. it start when the first pureten got off the may flower and told the native american he better keep it moving. and now communities of cull rr banding together to let the cops know, we're not going to take it. because a white guy who kills nine people gets arrested like this. and a black guy who sells loose cigarettes gets arrested like this. so, this week i'm headed to one of the city's most often sited when the subject turns to crime and policing. camden, new jersey. but before i go there, i'm going to talk to the people across the river in philadelphia to ask about the way they think about the way we're being policed and i could start with this guy or this guy or even this guy, but then you'd accuse me of being biassed. so, i think i'll start with these n

. >>> coming up here, united shades of america. with a preview of the brand new episode about life inside the notorious prison. >>> and also premiering tonight, a brnd new episode of anthony bourdain. here's a preview. >> i knew chicago was a city of very diverse neighborhoods. everybody says so. but this, i didn't know about. now i do. >> so where are we and why are we here? i have to say i'm really glad we're here, but why? >> after going there, it was my favorite place. and so coming back, it was like let's go to china town and find places to find those things we ate for breakfast every day. >> start the fire. >> you got it? >> it's been awhile. just do this. >> i thought you're not supposed to do that. >> so happy. >> you can catch that episode tonight at 9:00 eastern here on cnn. t-mobile does data differently. so it can do more for your business. when work takes you across the globe, your unlimited data travels with you to 140 plus countries and destinations at no extra charge. and that's not all. because with t-mobile there's

this is the united shades of america. learning about america means sometimes reaching across the aisle, and this time i'm reaching way across the aisle to the klu klux klan. hopefully when i'm done reaching i still have my hand. my first stop is to meet with an arkansas leader of the kkk. according to kkk rhetoric, there's a new clan in town. they're no longer aintd black. they're just pro white, and nothing says new klan like hanging out with a black dude. for those of you tuning into 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 damage, but we want weren't finished depressing black folks yet. since then, the klan came back after the great depression, during the civil rights movement, and then recently after this happened. >> and cnn can now project that barack obama, 47 years old will become the president elect of the united states. >> but that black guy hadn't headed down a dark road at night. this black guy is. i'm here to

>>> all right, now candidates scrambling to appeal to latino voters, and this series of "united shades of americaook at the latinos in the u.s. >> this household has a mix of statuses. the parents brought their two girls across the border, but the two sons were born in america. >> you're about to graduate? >> yes. >> are you excited? >> yeah. >> what are your hopes for going to college? what do you hope happens? >> like helping others is what i really want to do when i get my college degree, because like growing up, like trying to learn english, it was difficult, but then since i was retained in first grade because i didn't know much english. >> they held you back not because you weren't smart, but because you didn't no english. so she's going to college, how do you feel? >> i feel excited but worried because he decide -- >> you want to go to college with her? you want her to go to college in there. >> a very cute family. back with me, maria cardona and kamau bell. that was a clip of your "united shades of america." you visit two latino neighborhoods and sat down to dinner with this family. what

cnn's new series united shades of america. n and the culture. >> i see different groups of people in dumpbt areas. are the areas broken up? >> they are. just beyond the tennis court. there are couple areas for those guys. the basketball court is where all the african-americans are. there's a little area just behind us near the shack where the individuals who are from mexico south. >> then northern hispanic. there's an area where they are at. so the yard is segregated based upon some of those underground rules. >> it seems like the black guys got the basketball court. no surprise there. but if you're a white guy is it not recommended that it you go over there? it's that the guys that look like you may have an issue with you coming over here. >> any effort to try to create that cross pollination. >> whether it be educational opportunity, programs we have, work assignments, we do try to bring our population together and successfully put people next to each other who traditionally will not be next to each other. >> bob joins us whe

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 the cultures that lead to this country, this is "the united shades of america." it seems like every time you turn on the news, you can see conflict between communities of color and the police. and this is causing many people to wonder, what has happened? well, i'll tell you, nothing has happened, other than technology making it easier to document what has been going on for centuries. it started when the first puritan got off the may flower, and he told the first indian to keep it going. now communities of color are banding together to figure out ways to organize and let the cops know, we're not going to take it. because a white guy who kills nine people gets arrested like this. and a black guy who sells loose cigarettes get the arrested like this. so this week, i'm headed to one of the cities most often cited when the subject turns to policing. camden, new jersey. but before i go there, i'm going to talk to the people in philadelphia about the way we're being policed and i could start with this guy or this guy or even this guy, but then you'd accuse

this is the united shades of america. >> our world has never been more fast pace, interconnected and distracting. we are constantly barraged with texts, tweets and stock video of people typing quickly. i like the idea of being connected even with the distractions. there are plenty who don't. those people want to get off the grid. the idea of getting off the grid is different for everyone. for some, off the grid means getting closer to nature or being more ecofriendly. for others, living off the grid is the only way to escape an oppressive government and preserve their freedom. for me, off the grid means turning my phone to airplane mode and watching netflix. luckily, there is one city that caters to people of all stripes, asheville, north carolina. in the late 1800s, asheville became known as the destination for health seekers everywhere, it's clean mountain air welcome people from all across the country and created and unusually cosmopolitan country. today, asheville has retained that spirit and is well-known as the refuge for all people looking to go their own way. >> hi. >> hi, my

this is "united shades of america." ♪ >> ah, the san francisco bay area, my home.hen the producers told me we were shooting our next episode in the bay, i couldn't wait. so many stories to be told here. the tech industry is pushing working class people out of san francisco. oakland is the birthplace of the black panthers. hell, bruce lee even lived here. well, the producers looked at me and said the four words no person ever wants to hear. you're going to prison. right across the bay, just 12 miles from san francisco, sits san quentin prison. one of america's most infamous prisons. this place locked up the best of the worst, from serial killers to presidential assassins to maybe the worst husband of all time. but it has also been home to people you wouldn't expect, like country singer merle haggard, actor danny trejo and even stanley williams, convicted killer, turned peace medal nominee and children's book author, who the state still saw fit to execute. san quentin is a handful of american prisons who like a pop star or a-list celebrity for some reason rise to an

cnn united shades of america host w. kamau bell joins me now. cribed the gun as a piece of american history. what was your first reaction when you learned about this auction? >> well, i mean, the first thing i would -- one time i'm going to agree with george zimmerman. how define that history is different. i think that it's a pretty horrible thing to do, whether or not you think you're right in the murder of trayvon martin which i don't think he was right, to auction off the gun as a way to make money for yourself is a pretty distasteful thing to do and i'd like to thank the people who flooded those websites who put up fake auction bids, specifically racist mcshoot face, who sort of ruined the idea and turned it into a spectacle and i think it is a spectacle. >> let's turn to this sunday where you are a new episode airing about community policing. i want to take a look at what you found in camden, new jersey. >> so this is the shooting range? >> yes, sir. >> this is where you guys come down here and practice and keep your skills tight and all tha

kamau bell sees how gentrification is slowly changing the face of america in this sunday's new episode of "united shadesm guessing you come here and get sushi as a kid? >> oh, no. sushi was the last thing in the world out here. no sushi. >> not a lot of sushi joints in the old neighborhood? >> no. >> you are trying to tell me when you were a kid, they weren't selling kombucha on tap in your neighborhood? >> no. you didn't have it in the neighborhood. places like where this building is across the street here? >> yeah. >> a little place called the wing shop. >> the wing shop? >> yeah. sold -- three chicken wings, you know, and a couple of slices of toast. >> okay. all right. >> $1.50. >> $1.50? >> yeah. >> how can you push that business out of the neighborhood. >> i'm telling you man. it was crazy. >> that building. >> brand new building. everything is all brand new. >> and a lot of it is all brand new within the last five years? >> yes. and the buildings that are still remaining, none of the same people. >> so the buildings that have been here, all new tenants? >> all new tenants. i don't think there's o

this is "united shades of america." to explore the vast topics, that is latinos in america, i'm in los angeles. nearly half of them are latino descent and the other half are kardashian or married to a kardashian or waiting for a kardashian to get divorced so they can marry them. i'm looking at you khloe. my big time show biz meetings with my big time show business agents who never return my calls, big time. but this time i'm going to east, east l.a. and boyle heights. they'ir slightly more latino an by that i mean over 90% latino. they're located on the eastern edge of los angeles. it's not that far from beverly hills demographically, but let's say i feel i owe my high school spanish teacher an apology for saying "why would i ever need to learn spanish after i graduate?" the mexican revolution caused one of the biggest migrations into the u.s. if i'm going to learn anythi anything -- you going to talking to us for a second? okay. maybe this isn't going to be so easy. cut to a few hours later. i think the problem is, came

kamau bell and his series yoet u series "united shades of america." i'm jim sciutto. we'll see you next time. [ wind blowing ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la ♪ [ man in street speaking greek ] [ ferry horn ] ♪ [ man speaking greek ] ♪ ♪ >> anthony: people who come here, stopping in naxos, are they island hopping, or are they coming is this the destination? >> lambros: well, i mean, island hopping happens a lot during the summer. so, you know, as someone who's arranged to have like a two-, three-week vacation in greece will probably want to visit like at least two or three islands. >> anthony: mm-hmm. so how many islands in this island group? >> lambros: the cyclades? >> anthony: cyclades. >> lambros: is it about 15. maybe more. there's andros, tinos, mykonos, syros, paros, naxos, um -- >> anthony: tito and jermaine. [ lam

in this week's episode of "united shades of america" kamell bell investigates how the influx of visitors> the whole look. >> this is about as much beard as i can grow so does that mean i would not fit in here? >> it's not like the next door rugged thing going on. you have a bit of a plaid. >> there's a thing about portland about the hipster. >> yes. >> is that a dirty word here? >> it's kind of a dirty word. >> would you use that word to describe yourself? >> isn't that the whole point? no one does. >> is that the problem? nobody in portland -- >> everyone knows what you mean when you say it but it's just like, i don't know, i think it's kind of like a convenient slur for millennials and people who work in coffee shops. it's a useless word. >> am i putting too much emphasis by saying hipster is the "m" bomb of portland? i think i just broke a hipster. the funny thing about hipsters is that no one here will even admit to being one. wait a minute, is that another person of color? i have to talk to her. >> biggest thing i have noticed lately and we've talked about a lot is that there are no

of america that i do not understand. now i am challenging myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to find the cultures that add so much color to this country. this is "united shades of america." to explore the vast topic that is latinos in america, i'm in los angeles. los angeles has a population of 3.8 million people, and near ly half of them are of latino dissent and the rest of them are kardashi kardashians or mar i ared to a kardashian or waiting for a kardashian to get divorced so they can marry you. looking at g a aing at a kloe. i am going to pete with my big time show business agents who never return my calls, bigle time. but this week, i'm going east, east l.a. and the heights which are slightly more latinos that than the rest of us, and by slightly i mean overwhelmingly latino. east l.a. and boyle heights are on the east side of los angeles and geographically not that far from beverly hills, but let's just say that i owe my high school spanish teacher an apology for saying, why would i ever use span ib after i graduate. the culture can be traced back to the 1800s when a revolution caused the biggest migrations of americans. as the city grew, so did the

of america they don't understand. now i challenge myself to dig deeper. this is the united shades of america. the san francisco bay area. my home. when the producers told me we are shooting our next episode in the bay, i couldn't wait. so many stories to be told here. the tech industry is pushing people out of san francisco. the producers looked at me and said the four words no person wants to hear, ru going to prison. right across the bha, 12 miles from san francisco, sits san quinton prison. one of america's most famous and infamous prison, it has locked up the best of the worst. from serial killers to presidential assassins to the worst husband of all times. like country singer. merlee haggard, and stanley williams, convicted murderer, turned noble peace perez winner, and children's author, still executed. for some reason, rise to a weird iconic single name like alkatraz or brittany, which mean, of course, johnny cash recorded an album there. why am i going there? whether we like to think about it or not, there are human beings behind the walls. some bad ones, some who made mistakes. got c

of america i don't understand. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cull ctu and believes that add color to this country. this is "united shades of america." our world has never been more fast paced interconnected and distracting. now, i like the idea of being connected, even with the doctor -- distractions but there are plenty of people who don't. they want to get off the grid. the idea of getting off the grid is different for everyone. for some, off the grid means getting closer to nature or being more eko friendly. for others, it's the only way to escape an oppressive government and escape their freedom. for me, it means turning my phone to airplane mode and watching netflix. luckily, there's one city that katers to people of all stripes. asheville, north carolina. it became known as the destination for hell seekers everywhere. it created aen unusually cosmopolitan community and now it has retained that spirit and well known as the refuge for all people looking to go they air o way. hi, my name is kamau. hope, nice to meet you. crow, nice to meet you. we're here because asheville is known where people can come and invent th

team number two, host of hln's "morning express," robin meade, and host of "united shades of america," w. kamell bell. welcome. >> i love this era. this is when my hair was bigger than my butt. >> what?! >> now it's the other way around. >> that's, that's a visual i'm not going to be able to get rid of anytime soon. what is -- what's the charity you're playing for? >> habitat for humanity. i love this group, they help families get affordable mortgages while also requiring a little elbow grease and volunteers come together and help build communities for families. >> i love habitats and i love humanity. >> there you go. >> all right, team number three. host of "cnn newsroom," brooke baldwin, and brianna keilar, this is very much like covering the white house. >> very much. >> which charity did y'all pick? >> we really wanted to play for veterans. we're honoring specifically the families, the children of fallen men and women in uniform. there's this awesome organization called taps, which stands for tragedy assistance program for survivors. >> it provides grief counseling and camps for k

of america that i don't understand. now i am challenging myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to find the cultures that add so much color to this country. this is "united shades of america." to explore the vast topic that is latinos in america, i'm in los angeles. los angeles has a population of 3.8 million people, and nearly half of them are of latino descent and the rest are kardashians, or married to a kardashian, or waiting for a kardashian to get divorced so they can marry them. i'm looking at you, khloe. normally when i go to l.a., i go to hollywood or beverly hills for my big-time show biz meetings with my big-time show biz agents who never return my calls. big-time. but this week, i'm going east. east l.a. and boyle heights. those neighborhoods are just slightly more latino than the rest of l.a. and by slightly, i mean they are beth well over 90% latino. east l.a. and boyle heights are located geographically not far from beverly hills, but let's say i feel like i owe my high school spanish teacher an apology for saying why would i never need to use spanish after i graduate? the history of latinos settling in east l.a. can be traced back to the early 1

. ♪ >>> on this episode of "the united shades of america", we're talking about the police. >> woo. >>rrested. i think it's a weird, humble thing, but if i say it out loud, i'm suddenly running for the nomination of the gop black guy. i've never been arrested, not like those other on,

this is "united shades of america." oh, the san francisco bay area. my home. when the producers told me we were shooting our next episode in the bay, i couldn't wait. so many stories to be told here. the tech industry is pushing working class people out of san francisco. oakland is the birth place to the panthers. even bruce lee lived here. the producers looked add me and said the four words no one wants to hear. you're going to prison. right across the bay, just 12 miles from san francisco sits san quentin prison. this place has locked up the best of the worst, from serial killers to presidential assassins. to maybe the worst husband of all time but it's also been home to people you wouldn't expect, like country singer murl hagert and even stanley tooky williams, a convicted murderer, ex-gang member turned nobel peace nominee who the state still saw fit to execute. alcatraz, also or brittany. which means, of course, johnny cash recorded an album there. now, why in the world would i be going there? well, whether we like to think about it or not, there are huma

unknown" featuring anthony bourdain setting sail for the greek islands and that's followed by "united shades of americaanic? [ laughter ] >> that's the white man's word. >> it's a census word to basically put everybody who remotely speaks spanish under an umbrella term to make it really easy to keep tracking people. all right. all right and put everybody in a category. >>> i'm pamela brown, happy mother's day. thank you so much for all of the mothers out there for all that you do and particularly mine who i know is watching right now. have a great week. >>> you should know the whole idea behind this show is that it's a show where a black guy goes places to either places he shouldn't go or you wouldn't expect him to go and we're, like, why don't we go talk to the ku klux klan? that was their reaction and it got quiet for a long time, but i could tell it was that kind of quiet where they said it might be good for ratings, but kamau might die. that might be really good f

eastern, how is gentrification changing and that's on "united shades of america." ana cabrera in new york. we appreciate you joining us and have a wonderful memorial day weekend and a special thank you to our veterans for your service. good night. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: some people must live in great spaces, where the sky goes on forever. where everyone must bend to the land. where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren't activities, but a way of life. >> jim harrison: it was between here in those mountains that cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it's very peaceful. >> anthony: what was it like a hundred years ago? two hundred years ago? >> jim hso

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this is the united shades of america. ♪ >>> this is portland, oregon, a city so hip and cool that itas its own tv show about how hip and cool it is. and that tv show is also hip and cool. it has a reputation of being open and acceptable to anything. as long as that is happening near somebody with a beard. they even have an expression. keep portland weird. and trust me, this dog in a sweater is not the weirdest thing you will see during this episode. portland is known for its hipsters, a group of individuals who love to talk about how different they are from everyone else while dressing exactly the same as each other. obviously, portland didn't invent the idea of hip. but if hipsters across the america are myspace, portland is facebook. you will find lots of great looking guys on bikes. like this weird-looking dude. the people moving in and the people being pushed out. first on my list, a place to get your bike fixed, get a beer and get beer on your beard. i feel like this might be one of the most portland things i'll see. do you make all beer bikes? >> we make cargo bikes for familie

. >>> on this episode of "the united shades of america", we're talking about the police. >> woo. >> onebody else is nervous. [ applause ] >> it's weird, i think it's a weird thing to say out loud, but i've never been arrested. i think it's a weird, humble thing, but if i say it out loud, i'm suddenly running for the gop nomination as a black guy. i've never been arrested, not like those other ones, yay, herman cain, yay! i've never had sweet potato pie. ve

. ♪ >>> on this episode of "the united shade of america", we're talking about the police.i feel it's a weird thing to say out loud but i've never been arrested. i'm not bragging. i feel like if i say that out loud, i suddenly sound like i'm running for the gop as a white guy. i've never been arrested, not like those upth eother ones and i've never heard a rap song. oh, you're perfect. i've never even had sweet potato pie. it gets better and better.

united shades of america starts right now. happy mother's day. this show, you should know the whole idea behind this show is it's a show where a black guy goes places either he shouldn't go or you wouldn't expect him to go. and we're like oh, where should we go? i was like, i don't know, maybe i should go talk to the ku klux klan. that was their reaction. [ laughter ] that was exactly -- hmm. then it got quiet for a long time. but i could tell it was that kind of quiet where this was like that might be good for ratings. but kamau might die. but that might be really good for ratings. [ laughter ] when i pitched the ku klux klan idea i didn't think they'd actually let me do it. you know what i mean? i was just trying to be edgy and get the job. and i thought we'd negotiate down to like the rodeo. [ laughter ] you know what i mean? let him ride the. horses are weird.

and then united shades of america.your sunday night live in the cnn news room. i'm pamela brown. hope you have a great night and a great week. >> the whole idea behind this show is a black guy goes where he shouldn't go or where you shouldn't expect him to go. we were like where should we go. i was like maybe the klu klux klan. that was their reaction. oh, and then it got quiet for a long time. it was the kind of quiet like that might be good for ratings, but he might die, but that might be really good for ratings. when i pitched that idea, i don't think they'd let me do it. i was trying to be edgy and get the job. i thought