Top 20 most influential African Americans

theroot.com, October 9, 2011

   Charles M. Blow

 

Charles M. Blow

 

Journalist who specializes in writing opinion columns accompanied by charts and graphics. 

Influence: 95.7

Reach:12.0

Substance: 8.0

Media: 122

Internet: 324000 

Job: Columnist, the New York Times

Sector: Entertainment/Media

Location: New York

Age: 41

Charles M. Blow's columns fearlessly tackle contentious issues, such as teen pregnancy, the national debt and President Barack Obama's policies. Blow, who joined the New York Times in 1994 as a graphics editor, once infiltrated a Tea Party rally and wrote a scathing critique of the gathering. He quickly rose to graphics director at the Times, leading the paper to win a Best of Show award from the Society of News Design for the paper's graphics coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Blow graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University.

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