Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jonathan Capehart joined Hachette Book Group with Behind the Books for a powerful conversation on identity and belonging.

In this clip, he reflects on how his mother instilled in him a love of education and reading — a foundation that shaped his life and career.

His memoir, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home, explores that journey in depth.

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