Charles Blow Biography
Charles Blow is a liberal American journalist, New York Times commentator and op-ed columnist, and current anchor for the Black News Channel. Since 2008, he has been a New York Times Opinion columnist.
How old is Charles Blow? – Age
He is 51 years old as of 11 August 2021. He was born in 1970 in Gibsland, Louisiana, United States. His real name is Charles McRay Blow.
Charles Blow Family – Wife
He is divorced. Blow’s primary residence is in Atlanta, Georgia, and his secondary residence is in Brooklyn, New York City, where he raised his children. Tahj, his eldest son, graduated from Yale University, while Ian and Iman, his twins, graduated from Middlebury College and Columbia University, respectively. Blow came out publicly as bisexual in 2014.
Charles Blow Education
In his hometown, he attended Gibsland Coleman High School, where he founded the school newspaper and graduated as valedictorian in 1988. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Grambling State University, where he graduated magna cum laude. As a student, he interned at the Shreveport Times, News Journal, and The New York Times, edited the Gramblinite student newspaper, and founded the now-defunct Razz student magazine.
Charles Blow Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Charles Blow The Devil You Know
Blow published The Devil You Know: A Black Manifesto in 2021, in which he advocates for people of color to take direct action by relocating to states where they can build a political majority.
Charles Blow Books
He has written two books; The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto and Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
Charles Blow New York Times
Blow began his career as a graphics artist for The Detroit News before moving on to the New York Times as a graphics editor in 1994. He eventually rose to the position of head of the graphics department at The New York Times, which he left in 2006 to become the art director of National Geographic. He began writing a column for The New York Times in April 2008.
Charles Blow Career
He was also the president of Grambling State’s Kappa Alpha Psi chapter. His column used to appear biweekly on Saturdays. In May 2009, it became a weekly feature, and by December 2012, it was appearing twice a week. It will appear every Monday and Thursday beginning in May 2021. Blow is frequently seen on CNN and MSNBC. On February 22, 2012, in response to Romney’s remark about two-parent households, Blow referred to Romney’s “magic underwear,” an apparent reference to the Temple Garment.
The remark was criticized for being insensitive to Mormons. Romney responded by joking, “I guess we’re finding out for the first time that the media is somewhat biased.” Later, Blow apologized. In 2017, Blow delivered a speech at the University of Texas at Austin. Blow’s book-length memoir, Fire Shut Up In My Bones, was released in 2014. Blow called Donald Trump a “bigot” in August 2016, while appearing on CNN with Donald Trump presidential campaign delegate Bruce Levell, and said that anyone who supported Trump is “part of the bigotry itself.”
Blow began hosting Prime with Charles M. Blow, a primetime show on the Black News Channel, in April 2021. The Metropolitan Opera in New York City opened its 2021-2022 season in September 2021 with an opera adaptation of Blow’s memoir Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Terence Blanchard, a Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer, is the Met’s first Black composer to have an opera performed.