W. Kamau Bell

1 week ago | wkamaubell.substack.com | W. Kamau Bell

Earlier this week I had the immense pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite bands ever, Fishbone, at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. It was a great evening. I interviewed them. We did an audience Q&A, and then Fishbone played some of their classic songs and a few songs from their new album, Stockholm Syndrome. It comes out June 27. Needless to say, I took this assignment very seriously. I wanted the band to have fun. I wanted the audience to have fun.

2 weeks ago | aclu.org | W. Kamau Bell |ReNika Moore

It may be graduation season, but here on At Liberty, class is still in session—and this week, we’re exploring students’ right to learn. Since the Trump administration took office, schools across the country have faced book bans, funding cuts, and a rollback in civil rights protections. This week, ReNika Moore—Director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program—joins W. Kamau Bell to discuss what’s at stake for K-12 and higher education institutions, and why equal access to education must be protected.

2 weeks ago | wkamaubell.substack.com | W. Kamau Bell

I can’t imagine being Michael B. Jordan. On the surface, of course I can’t imagine being him. He seems like he was built in a laboratory to be a 21st century A-list movie star. He’s handsome, but not intimidatingly so. Broadshouldered but not weighed down with muscle…unless he needs to be. He’s one of the few adult men who can somehow pull off having a mustache without looking like a creeper. Also he can act. In fact, he can really, really act.

3 weeks ago | wkamaubell.substack.com | W. Kamau Bell

I remember the first documentary that totally blew my mind. It features all the qualities of the best documentaries. It is smart, surprising, informative, sublime, beautifully filmed and scored. And just like the best documentaries, it makes your next conversation better, because you have something new and interesting to talk about. “I just saw this amazing documentary. You must see it.”Of course, I’m talking about Mr. Rogers’ How Crayons Are Made. Actually, I don't know if that is what it is called.

1 month ago | wkamaubell.substack.com | W. Kamau Bell

The cat’s finally out of the bag! I am the winner of season 3 of Celebrity Jeopardy! When I say “finally” I mean finally. I’ve been holding this secret since the finals were taped in November 2024. I hope you all forgive me for not telling you. I was sworn to secrecy. (And I’m guessing I signed stuff saying I couldn’t tell.) It has been slightly maddening to regularly talk about being on Celebrity Jeopardy! and not be able to say, “I’M NOT JUST ON IT.