"When you're Black in America, you spend a lot of time counting firsts. The higher the first, the mor..." — Jonathan Capehart

When you're Black in America, you spend a lot of time counting firsts. The higher the first, the more we marvel (and shake our heads at how long it took to happen.) The higher the first, the more the person who achieved it comes to represent how we want the nation to see us.

Jonathan Capehart Journalist • American