Charles M. Blow
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Charles M. Blow is an American journalist, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, and author known for his commentary on politics, race, and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles M. Blow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6194975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles M. Blow Context triple: [Grambling State University, hasNotableAlumni, Charles M. Blow]
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A.
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Leonard Pitts Jr. is an American newspaper columnist, author, and commentator renowned for his incisive writing on race, culture, and politics.
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B.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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C.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American journalist and author known for his progressive political commentary and work with The Nation magazine.
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D.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American novelist best known for works such as "The Sterile Cuckoo" and his politically charged "New Mexico Trilogy."
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E.
Clarence Page
Clarence Page is an American journalist and syndicated columnist best known for his incisive commentary on race, politics, and social issues, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles M. Blow Target entity description: Charles M. Blow is an American journalist, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, and author known for his commentary on politics, race, and social justice.
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A.
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Leonard Pitts Jr. is an American newspaper columnist, author, and commentator renowned for his incisive writing on race, culture, and politics.
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B.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American journalist and author known for his progressive political commentary and work with The Nation magazine.
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C.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American novelist best known for works such as "The Sterile Cuckoo" and his politically charged "New Mexico Trilogy."
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D.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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E.
Clarence Page
Clarence Page is an American journalist and syndicated columnist best known for his incisive commentary on race, politics, and social issues, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
journalist
ⓘ
person ⓘ political commentator ⓘ |
| almaMater | Grambling State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Charles McRay Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfBirth | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-08-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Grambling State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | The New York Times ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American politics
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ politics ⓘ race relations ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
opinion journalism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentary on American politics
ⓘ
commentary on race ⓘ commentary on social justice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
books
ⓘ
newspaper columns ⓘ television appearances ⓘ |
| name | Charles M. Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ op-ed columnist ⓘ television commentator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gibsland, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | op-ed columnist ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOf | columns on police violence in the United States ⓘ |
| worksFor | The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles M. Blow Description of subject: Charles M. Blow is an American journalist, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, and author known for his commentary on politics, race, and social justice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.