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Charles M. Blow

Charles Blow joined The New York Times in 1994 and became an opinion columnist in 2008. He is also a television commentator and writes often about politics, social justice and vulnerable communities.

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BRUNSWICK, GA - MAY 07: A cross with flowers sits near the intersection of Satilla Rd. and Holmes Rd. in the Satilla Shores neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed May 7, 2020 in Brunswick, Georgia. Arbery was shot during a confrontation with an armed father and son on Feb. 23. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Charles Blow: The killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Arbery had committed no offense. His only offense, the thing that drew suspicion, was that he was black and male and running through these white menā€™s neighborhood.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appears ...

Blow: The agitated MLK I came to love

As I grew older and learned and read more about King, it became ever more clear to me that the King I had been fed was a caricature of the...
Tim Thornton, a volunteer with the Christmas Tree Project, delivers lights and ornaments, along with a Christmas tree (not pictured) to the DeHerrera family at their apartment on Dec. 12 in Denver. The Christmas Tree Project is a Colorado-based organization that donates Christmas trees to families in need. It was started when David Fein gave a Christmas tree away to a family with an 11 month old over Craigslist. It snowballed from there. The organization now has more than 15 volunteers who donate trees to families in need. It has now launched a program where people can request a tree be delivered to someone. The organization accepts donations to cover costs. The recipients are typically families that are low-income or who have fallen on hard times.

Blow: Remembering the poor on Christmas

This Christmas, please remember the poor, the people whose lives took a turn, those starting over, the fractured families, those working hard but not quite getting ahead.