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Season 07, Episode 07 - "Hawaii for Hawaiians"
Encouraged by the state, mainlanders flock to Hawaii during the pandemic; native Hawaiians now beg people to stop visiting and moving to Hawaii, where the rising cost of living makes it the most expensive state in the country.
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Season 07, Episode 06 - "The Landback Movement"
Kamau travels to the Black Hills of South Dakota, known for millennia to Native Americans as "the heart of everything that is"; Native leaders explain the Landback Campaign and demand the United States honor its treaties and return all public lands.
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Season 07, Episode 05 - "Asian Americans in the Spotlight"
W. Kamau Bell takes us on a personal journey as he discusses representation with some of his Asian American friends in the film and television industry, examining the commonality between his own experience and theirs. In the wake of Black Lives Matter Protests and anti-Asian hate, Bell discusses the need for Asian Americans to have a greater voice in bridging divides and helping shape a more equitable future for Black and Asian communities.
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Season 07, Episode 04 - "California is Burning"
Years of drought and extreme heat waves in California have seen wildfires grow in frequency, intensity and size; the crisis is fueled by mismanagement of land, corporate greed and climate change.
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Season 07, Episode 03 - "Athletes and the Cost of Winning"
While sports can be exhilarating, they come with intensity and pressure that can compromise athletes’ mental health; Kamau heads to the legendary sports town of Boston to find out how athletes are speaking up and leading change.
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Season 07, Episode 02 - "Black in Appalachia"
A largely unknown population of Black Americans have called Appalachia home since the time of the conquistadors and contributed to American culture in overlooked ways.
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Season 07, Episode 01 - "The Woke War"
Kamau visits Arizona, on the front lines of a culture war, where the term “woke” has become a fight for control of the nation’s future; Kamau talks with parents and educators to hear both sides of CRT and how it is being used as a weapon.
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Season 07, Episode 07 - "Trans in Texas"
Kamau travels to Dallas, an epicenter of not only shocking statistical deadly violence against the trans community, but also of activism and resilience.
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