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'{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox person |name = Charles M. Blow |image = Charles blow 2014.jpg |caption = Charles Blow at the 2014 Texas Book Festival |birth_name = Charles McRay Blow |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|11}} |birth_place = [[Gibsland, Louisiana|Gibsland]], [[Louisiana]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |death_cause = |residence = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |education = |alma_mater = |occupation = Journalist, columnist, writer |employer = ''[[The New York Times]]'' |spouse = Divorced |children = 12 <ref></ref? |website = }} '''Charles McRay Blow''' (born August 11, 1970) is an American journalist, commentator, and op-ed columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]''. He is on book leave from the newspaper in 2019 to work on a new memoir, which he says will be the most important book of his career. ==Life and career== Blow was born and raised in [[Gibsland, Louisiana|Gibsland]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name="Historymakers1">{{cite web|title=Charles M. Blow|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/charles-m-blow|website=Media Makers|accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?298466-1/qa-charles-blow|title=Q & A: interview transcript Charles M. Blow|last=Lamb|first=Brian|date=March 15, 2011|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|accessdate=May 4, 2013}}</ref> He graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Grambling State University]], with a bachelor's degree in [[mass communication]].<ref name="Grambling1">{{cite web|title=Tiger happenings|url=http://www.gram.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Alumni-Newsletter-10-8-14.pdf|website=gram.edu|publisher=Grambling University|accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref> He has worked as a graphics director and [[art director]] for ''The New York Times'' and ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]''. In April 2008, he began writing a column in ''The New York Times''. His column had originally appeared biweekly on Saturdays. In May 2009, it became a weekly feature and appeared twice, weekly, in December 2012. As of May 2014, it appears every Monday and Thursday.<ref name="Grambling1" /> Blow often appears on [[CNN]] and [[MSNBC]]. On February 22, 2012, Blow referred to presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]]'s "magic underwear", an apparent reference to the [[Temple Garment]], in response to a comment by Romney about two parent households.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/02/charles-blow-mitt-romney-mormon-underwear-twitter.html|title=Charles Blow Is Sorry for Mentioning Mitt Romney's 'Magic Underwear'|last=|first=|date=|website=New York Magazine|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/no-comment-from-the-times-on-columnists-mormo|title=Times Columnist Apologizes For Mormon Jab [UPDATED]|last=|first=|date=|website=BuzzFeed News|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref> The comment was criticized as insensitive to [[Mormons]]. In response, Romney joked that "I guess we’re finding out for the first time that the media is somewhat biased."<ref name=":0" /> Blow later apologized.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/ny-times-charles-blow-apologizes-for-magic-underwear-comment/|title=NY Times’ Charles Blow Apologizes For ‘Magic Underwear’ Comment|last=|first=|date=|website=Mediaite|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref> In 2014, Blow published the book-length memoir entitled ''Fire Shut Up In My Bones''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sexualitytoday/201409/charles-blow-pain-sex-abuse-and-bisexuality |title=Charles Blow: "Up From Pain," Sex Abuse, and Bisexuality |publisher=psychologytoday.com |accessdate=February 27, 2017}}</ref> In August 2016, while appearing on CNN with [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump presidential campaign]] delegate Bruce Levell, Blow called [[Donald Trump]] a "bigot" and said that anyone who supported Trump is "a part of the bigotry itself."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/08/charles-m-blow-donald-trump-bigot|title="Donald Trump Is a Bigot. There's No Other Way to Get Around It."|last=Oh|first=Inae|date=2016-08-23|website=Mother Jones|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/08/24/youre-supporting-a-bigot-that-makes-you-part-of-the-bigotry-charles-blows-master-class-in-cutting-through-trump-hackery/|title="You're supporting a bigot. That makes you part of the bigotry." Charles Blow’s master class in cutting through Trump hackery|last=DeVega|first=Chauncey|website=Salon|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref> In February 2017, Blow had a heated exchange with political commentator [[Kayleigh McEnany]] on CNN's show, ''[[CNN Tonight with Don Lemon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1702/16/cnnt.01.html |title=Transcripts: CNN Tonight |publisher=cnn.com |accessdate=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/2/17/1634876/--Don-t-touch-me-Panelist-blows-up-on-Trump-supporter-s-microaggression-on-CNN |title='Don't touch me': Panelist blows up on Trump supporter's microaggression on CNN |publisher=[[Daily Kos|dailykos.com]] |accessdate=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theroot.com/nyt-columnist-charles-blow-is-not-your-negro-and-he-s-1792477269 |title=NYT Columnist Charles Blow Is Not Your Negro and He's Not Here for Trump Shade, Ever |publisher=theroot.com |accessdate=February 27, 2017}}</ref> ==Personal life== Blow lives in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], with his three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?298466-1/qa-charles-blow|title=Q & A: interview transcript Charles M. Blow|last=Lamb|first=Brian|date=March 15, 2011|publisher=C-SPAN|accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Grambling1" /> His eldest son attends [[Yale University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyti.ms/1CWhUoU|title=At Yale, the Police Detained My Son|date=26 January 2015|publisher=''The New York Times''|accessdate=26 January 2015|author=Blow, Charles}}</ref> and his twins attend [[Middlebury College]] and [[Columbia University]]. In 2014, Blow came out publicly as bisexual.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2014/09/ny-times-charles-m-blow-writes-on-being-bisexual-in-new-book/|title=NY Times’ Charles M. Blow Writes on Being Bisexual in New Book|date=September 3, 2014|work=Eurweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5885408|title=New York Times Columnist Charles Blow On Revealing He's Bisexual In His New Book|date=September 26, 2014|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> ==See also== * [[LGBT culture in New York City]] * [[New Yorkers in journalism]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} *[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/charles_m_blow/index.html Blow's columns], ''[[The New York Times]]'' {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blow, Charles M.}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:African-American journalists]] [[Category:American art directors]] [[Category:American male bloggers]] [[Category:American bloggers]] [[Category:American columnists]] [[Category:American graphic designers]] [[Category:Grambling State University alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Journalists from New York City]] [[Category:Newspaper designers]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]] [[Category:CNN people]] [[Category:MSNBC people]] [[Category:The Detroit News people]] [[Category:The New York Times columnists]] [[Category:LGBT African Americans]] [[Category:LGBT journalists from the United States]] [[Category:Bisexual men]] [[Category:Bisexual writers]] [[Category:LGBT people from New York (state)]] [[Category:LGBT people from Louisiana]] [[Category:LGBT writers from the United States]] [[Category:Lambda Literary Award winners]] [[Category:People from Gibsland, Louisiana]] [[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]]'