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Community Empowerment: Tomorrow’s Collective History
In this powerful and thought-provoking speech, CHARLES BLOW addresses the critical role that community empowerment plays in shaping the future. This speech inspires hope for tomorrow’s collective history, reminding us that lasting change is not only possible but is already unfolding through the efforts of everyday people.
With an emphasis on the importance of local activism, collective action, and grassroots movements, Mr. Blow explores how individuals can work together to dismantle systemic barriers and create lasting social change.
Working Together: Building a Better Future
In this dynamic and enlightening speech, CHARLES BLOW challenges audiences to actively shape their communities by being informed, involved, and intentional in their actions. This speech empowers listeners to embrace their collective care with a renewed sense of purpose and urgency, underscoring the idea that community is not just a concept—it’s a lived experience that we all shape together.
Mr. Blow emphasizes that building a better future requires everyone to contribute their skills, resources, and voices.
Mental Health: Facing Adversity and Finding Peace
Columnist, New York Times bestselling author, and MSNBC Analyst CHARLES BLOW shares with poignant vulnerability his experiences with grief and depression, speaking to a universal need to speak openly about mental health issues. Mr. Blow fearlessly tackles today’s most pressing issues with depth, nuance, and tremendous insight, blending personal anecdotes with profound takeaways.
Today's Social and Political Issues
As a New York Times columnist known for his fearless brand of political and social commentary, CHARLES BLOW has become a familiar face on TV and a frequent target for conservative critics. His column typically features charts, but it's mainly his words, written and spoken, that continue to spark conversation and debate about social and political issues of the day. As a speaker, Mr. Blow fearlessly tackles contentious issues, such as racism, childhood obesity, life in large cities, acceptance of gays in society, and the current administration. Blow has recently spoken on topics such as: income inequality, xenophobia, teen pregnancy, education and the relationship between journalism and justice.
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Charles Blow (literally) sees the bigger picture
Most know CHARLES BLOW for his work as a columnist, New York Times bestselling author, and MSNBC Analyst. However, he initially joined the NYT staff as a graphics editor, leading the publication to win “Best of Show” from the Society of News Design for its information graphics coverage of 9/11 and the Iraq war. His visual op-ed column covered hot-button issues such as teen pregnancy, the presidential race, gender roles, and the gay rights movement.
Book Mr. Blow today to learn how to conceptualize the bigger picture when discussing complex, population-scale issues.
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Book Talks with Charles Blow
A book talk with renowned analyst and New York Times bestselling author CHARLES BLOW offers your organization a powerful opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions which foster a deeper understanding of current societal issues.
In The Devil You Know, Blow offers a succinct, counterintuitive, and impassioned corrective to the myths that have for too long governed our thinking about race and geography in America.
In Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Blow shares his path to becoming one of America’s most innovative and respected public figures is a stirring, redemptive journey that works its way into the deepest chambers of the heart.
Reach out for information on book buys and signings today!
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Charles Blow receives rave reviews for his live engagements
Columnist, commentator, and New York Times bestselling author CHARLES BLOW is heralded for his fearless, forward-thinking coverage of American politics and society:
Charles M. Blow is an author, journalist, cultural critic and political commentator.
Mr. Blow was a longtime OpEd columnist at The New York Times, and he has been named Harvard University’s inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow.
He has been a political analyst on MSNBC, a contributor on CNN, and the anchor of PRIME with Charles Blow on the Black News Channel.
Mr. Blow hosts “Ideas at Ford with Charles Blow,” a lecture series at the Ford Foundation, and he is a consultant for the MacArthur Foundation and Press Forward, a half-billion-dollar philanthropic effort to help maintain and restore local news.
He is also a contributor to the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Mr. Blow is the author of New York Times bestselling books “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” and “The Devil You Know.” “Fire…” was developed into an opera that was performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the first opera by a black composer in the history of that institution. “The Devil…” was developed into a feature-length documentary for HBO.
In 2016, Mr. Blow was a Presidential Visiting Professor at Yale where he taught a seminar on media and politics, tracking the presidential race in real time.
Mr. Blow served as the art director of National Geographic Magazine in 2006, and before coming to The Times, he worked at The Detroit News.
Mr. Blow graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University in Louisiana, where he received a B.A. in mass communications, and he holds honorary doctorates from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston and the Metropolitan College of New York. He lives in Atlanta and has three adult children.
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