W. Kamau Bell

W. Kamau Bell is a comedian, author, and filmmaker. His CNN docu-series “United Shades of America” won five Emmy awards, and he was awarded a Peabody for his docu-series “We Need To Talk About Cosby.” He is most proud of his Emmy award-winning documentary short “1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed”. Kamau is on the board of Donors Choose and Live Free, and is the ACLU’s racial justice ambassador. In 2023 he and his wife Melissa Hudson Bell co-founded Who Knows Best, an Oakland-based production company.