Jonathan Capehart — Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home - with Susan Rice

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, editor, and TV host Jonathan Capehart on growing up, coming out, finding his voice, battles lost and won, and the path to a meaningful lifeBefore meeting with success as a journalist, Jonathan Capehart struggled with his identity. Capehart grew up without his father and, as a child, lived with his mother in New Jersey and spent his summers living with relatives in North Carolina. Whether in the North or the South, Capehart had to contend with being told he was too smart or not smart enough, too black or not black enough. His was a struggle to identify and become.Yet Here I Am takes us along Capehart’s journey, from his years at Carleton College, where he learns to embrace his identity as a gay, black man surrounded by a likeminded community; to his decision to come out to his family, risking rejection; and finally, his move to New York City and where he landed his first break in television news. Capehart, gaining confidence, eventually found his singular voice – as a writer, editor, and broadcaster – and used it to propel himself and the causes of others. Indeed, it was his voice that helped him find his place in the world, contemplating the complexities of race, place, reporting, and home. Honest and endearing, Yet Here I Am is an inspirational memoir of identity, opportunity, and purpose. PURCHASE BOOK HERE: https://politics-prose.com/book/9781538767061?ic_referral=42YMKjnHlVNS7cve-pdZzQvgwqZIbGwpU8g5LW-3ER0wM1OJ7oHfWKDUmYzYgO_4qQVM95OPNtX2S9lWSzUqCjA4stENjeCsQ1kfNEfVuXs_yLwMxNFNkqEb06W2WOpIP5HriQJonathan Capehart is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Associate Editor at the Washington Post, where he is also an opinion writer, hosts the Capehart podcast and anchors the weekly Washington Post Live show First Look. He is also anchor of The Saturday Show and The Sunday Show on MSNBC. His MSNBC special A Promised Land: A Conversation with Barack Obama was nominated in 2021 for an Emmy for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis. He is also an analyst on The PBS NewsHour.Susan Rice served as the 24th U.S. National Security Advisor and was the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during President Bill Clinton's second term. Rice, now Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow at the School of International Service at American University, grew up in a family descended from immigrants on one side, slaves on the other. In her memoir, Tough Love, she reflects on how this heritage shaped her life both personally and professionally.*recorded 5/19/2025