Jonathan Capehart: Finding My Voice
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Jonathan Capehart is a fixture of the American media scene. You find him hosting weekends on MSNBC. He talks politics with David Brooks on “PBS Newshour.” He is a columnist for The Washington Post.
But long before he reached this level of visibility, he spent years trying to find his place in a world that didn’t seem to know what he was. He grew up without his father, dealt with issues of race and identity even as they changed around him, was told he was either too smart or not smart enough, and even that he was either too Black or not Black enough.
It was an internship at "The Today Show" that changed his fortunes and set him on the path to achieving his dreams. In his new memoir, Yet Here I Am, Capehart relates his journey to find his place as a gay, Black man, dealing with family, facing his fears, failing and succeeding along the way.
Join us for an in-depth talk with a leading media voice and learn about how he found his voice and his place in modern America.
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Capehart photo by Beowulf Sheehan.
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Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
110 The Embarcadero
Taube Family Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
Jonathan Capehart
Associate Editor, The Washington Post; MSNBC Anchor, "The Saturday Show" and "The Sunday Show"; Analyst, "PBS NewsHour"; Author, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home
In Conversation with Brian Watt
News Anchor, KQED
5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in
6–7 p.m. program
7 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)
COST
Members receive 30–50 percent discounts (not a member? Join)
In person:
$25
$55 with a book
Free for Leadership Circle members and students (without a book)
Online:
$10
$40 with a book
Free for Leadership Circle members and students (no book)
