As an out gay Gen Xer who has watched successive generations come out earlier and earlier, I am in awe of the… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Isn't it sad that really the only times I feel seen as an American are when I'm abroad? I'm not saying racism… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
When I came out to my mother in 1990, her first words of advice were to not tell anyone. She said being… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
In a perfect world, nothing will happen to Obergefell. And as long as that remains the case, the Respect for Marriage Act… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Caught in a racial uproar, people make all sorts of promises to make amends. Whatever they do tends to be heavy on symbolism and… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
I know I'm more forgiving than most African Americans when it comes to second chances for White people who not only commit a racial… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Look, as an institutionalist who recognizes the power of incrementalism in the slow but steady march to equality, I'm used to seeing the forest… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Our Declaration of Independence declares that democracies derive their power from the 'consent of the governed.' But this democracy will fail if only some… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to be nominated for and to win an Oscar. It was a step forward, even… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Woke supremacy' ranks up there with that tired crutch of the right known as 'cancel culture.' The purpose of both phrases is to shield… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
One of the burdens of being a black male is carrying the heavy weight of other people’s suspicions. — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
I love taking photos of the American flag fluttering in the wind. — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
We'll never understand this country as long as book banning, tip lines and legislation to bubble-wrap the tender White souls among us continue to… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
Scapegoating is as American as apple pie. And because there's almost always a racial or ethnic dynamic to it in our country, scapegoating is… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
The fight for women's rights is all our fight. It always has been. — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
The harsh truth is that 'respectability' is the exorbitant tax we African Americans are forced to pay daily as we try to live out… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
