An Evening with Jonathan Capehart

He will share insights into the experiences that shaped his path and voice How do we find our voice and sense of belonging in a world that often asks us to fit into narrow definitions of who we are? Join us on Monday, November 16 at 6 p.m., for a conversation with Jonathan Capehart, MS NOW anchor, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and author of "Yet Here I Am." Drawing on his deeply personal memoir, Capehart will reflect on his journey of self-discovery, from navigating questions of race, identity, and belonging to finding his place in journalism and public life. Through his lived experience, he will share insights into the experiences that shaped his path and voice. In Capehart’s candid memoir, he discusses navigating societal boundaries and building a groundbreaking career in journalism. BOOK: Capehart will sign copies of his book following the program. Books will be available for purchase from the Clinton Museum Store soon. The program will be available on our YouTube channel the following day. ASL interpretation is available during our events. This program is presented by the Clinton Foundation. More about the speaker Jonathan Capehart is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who is co-host of the morning edition of “The Weekend” on MS NOW (7am - 10am) and the New York Times bestselling author of “Yet Here I Am: Lessons from A Black Man’s Search for Home.” From 2020 until 2025, he was the anchor of MSNBC’s “The Saturday/Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.” At PBS, Capehart serves as a political analyst on “PBS News Hour” and is featured on the popular Friday segment “Brooks and Capehart.” Capehart is a former Associate Editor of The Washington Post, where he served as an opinion writer for 18 years. He was a member of The Post’s editorial board from 2007 until 2022. He also hosted the weekly Post podcast “Capehart” and the weekly Post Live show “First Look.” Capehart’s MSNBC special “A Promised Land: A Conversation with Barack Obama” was nominated in 2021 for an Emmy for “Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis.” His MS NOW special “The Look: A Conversation with Michelle Obama” in 2025 was the former First Lady’s first-ever one-on-one cable television interview. Pride of the White House” won a GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding TV Journalism - Long Form” in 2022. Capehart was a Spring 2019 Fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service. In 2022, he received an honorary degree from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. He received an honorary degree from his alma mater, Carleton College, in 2023 and was elected to its Board of Trustees in 2024. From 2002 to 2004, Capehart was deputy editorial page editor of the New York Daily News and served on that paper’s editorial board from 1993 to 2000. In 1999, his 16-month editorial campaign to save the famed Apollo Theater earned him and the board the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Capehart left the Daily News in July 2000 to become the national affairs columnist at Bloomberg News, and took a leave from this position in February 2001 to serve as a policy adviser to Michael Bloomberg in his first campaign for New York City mayor.