Baldwin & Co. coffee & bookstore

09/23/2026

This summer, Tomi made headlines when she stepped away from the film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone, the book that made her one of the most important voices in modern fantasy. She said she won't promote the movie. Instead, she asked readers to do something simple: support the books, and buy them from independent bookstores.

You've Read the Takes. Now Hear From the Author.

On October 1 at 6:00 PM, Tomi speaks at Baldwin & Co. This is your chance to hear from her directly, in her own words, not through headlines, clips, or comment sections.

Her Legacy of Orïsha series drew on West African mythology to build an epic on a scale publishing had rarely given Black characters. A generation of readers, especially young Black women, finally saw themselves at the center of the story.

Voices like hers change what literature believes is possible. Having her in our room, in New Orleans, is a moment we don't take lightly, and we hope you won't either.

Seats are limited. Get your tickets now! Click Link in Bio For Tickets!

09/23/2026

You've Read the Takes. Now Hear the Author.

This summer, Tomi made headlines when she stepped away from the film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone, the book that made her one of the most important voices in modern fantasy. She said she won't promote the movie. Instead, she asked readers to do something simple: support the books, and buy them from independent bookstores.

On October 1 at 6:00 PM, Tomi speaks at Baldwin & Co. This is your chance to hear from her directly, in her own words, not through headlines, clips, or comment sections.

Children of Blood and Bone debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and so did its sequel. She has won the Andre Norton Award and the Lodestar Award, and TIME named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Her Legacy of Orïsha series drew on West African mythology to build an epic on a scale publishing had rarely given Black characters. A generation of readers, especially young Black women, finally saw themselves at the center of the story.

Voices like hers change what literature believes is possible. Having her in our room, in New Orleans, is a moment we don't take lightly, and we hope you won't either.

Seats are limited. Get your tickets now: eventbrite.com/e/an-intoxicating-evening-with-tomi-adeyemi-tickets-1991239988408?aff=oddtdtcreator (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-intoxicating-evening-with-tomi-adeyemi-tickets-1991239988408?aff=oddtdtcreator)

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09/22/2026

Stop Confusing Access With Influence

Rashad Robinson and Charles Blow bring decades of experience examining power, race, culture and the institutions that shape American life. Rashad Robinson, the former president of Color Of Change, spent nearly 14 years building the organization into a major national racial-justice force and is the bestselling author of From Presence to Power, drawing on more than two decades of organizing, advocacy and institutional strategy.

Charles Blow is a celebrated journalist, cultural critic and bestselling author of Fire Shut Up in My Bones and The Devil You Know; after a long career as a New York Times opinion columnist, he became Harvard University’s inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow and continues his work as a political analyst and public intellectual.

This is not simply a conversation about getting into powerful rooms—it is a conversation about who owns the room, who writes the rules, and how communities turn visibility into actual power. If you care about where Black America goes next, this is a conversation you should be in the room to hear.

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09/22/2026

What an incredible night. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who came out and made this conversation so special. Thank you to Colin Kaepernick colin kaepernick, Ryan Clark Ryan Clark, and Eric Reid for sharing your stories, insights, and perspectives with our city. The work you continue to do matters, and I truly believe conversations like this can help strengthen and inspire a new generation of activism in New Orleans.

A very special thank you to BMike Brandan Bmike Odums and the entire StudioBE StudioBE family for your generosity in opening your doors to us, and to the entire Baldwin & Co. Baldwin and Company staff for the tremendous work it took to make this night happen.

Baldwin & Co. Baldwin and Company continues to position New Orleans at the center of some of the most important intellectual and cultural conversations happening in the country. We’re building a city of ideas—and we’re just getting started.

Thank you, New Orleans. ❤️

09/21/2026

Stop Confusing Access With Influence

Rashad Robinson and Charles Blow bring decades of experience examining power, race, culture and the institutions that shape American life. Rashad Robinson, the former president of Color Of Change, spent nearly 14 years building the organization into a major national racial-justice force and is the bestselling author of From Presence to Power, drawing on more than two decades of organizing, advocacy and institutional strategy.

Charles Blow is a celebrated journalist, cultural critic and bestselling author of Fire Shut Up in My Bones and The Devil You Know; after a long career as a New York Times opinion columnist, he became Harvard University’s inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow and continues his work as a political analyst and public intellectual.

This is not simply a conversation about getting into powerful rooms—it is a conversation about who owns the room, who writes the rules, and how communities turn visibility into actual power. If you care about where Black America goes next, this is a conversation you should be in the room to hear.

Click here for an update from Baldwin & Co. coffee + bookstore!

09/21/2026

Rashad Robinson, in conversation with Charles Blow. Together they bring decades of experience examining power, race, culture and the institutions that shape American life. Rashad Robinson, the former president of Color Of Change, spent nearly 14 years building the organization into a major national racial-justice force and is the bestselling author of From Presence to Power, drawing on more than two decades of organizing, advocacy and institutional strategy.

Charles Blow is a celebrated journalist, cultural critic and bestselling author of Fire Shut Up in My Bones and The Devil You Know; after a long career as a New York Times opinion columnist, he became Harvard University’s inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow and continues his work as a political analyst and public intellectual.

This is not simply a conversation about getting into powerful rooms—it is a conversation about who owns the room, who writes the rules, and how communities turn visibility into actual power. If you care about where Black America goes next, this is a conversation you should be in the room to hear.

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DATE: September 22nd at 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Baldwin & Co. {1030 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117}

09/15/2026

A place to discover the book that changes how you think. A place to meet people who challenge you, inspire you, and expand your world. A place where ideas become conversations, conversations become relationships, and relationships become community.

Come for the coffee. Come for the books. Come for the conversations. Just come!! & leave better than you came.

Baldwin & Co. Baldwin and Company
New Orleans • LA

09/14/2026

How Racism Becomes Policy, Power, and Law: The Ideas Behind the Attack

This is a conversation we cannot afford to sit out.

Across the country, we are watching political movements use fear—fear of changing demographics, fear of lost power, fear of Black and brown progress—to justify attacks on voting rights, education, history, immigration, and equality. The language changes. The strategy does not.

Ibram X. Kendi is coming to Baldwin & Co. to discuss his new book, Chain of Ideas, tracing how racist ideas are created, spread, institutionalized, and ultimately turned into policy—and, more importantly, how we fight them.

If you want to understand where these campaigns come from, why ideas like the “Great Replacement” theory matter, and what it will take to confront them, you need to be in this room.

Don’t just watch history happen. Be part of the conversation.

Check out our event on Thursday, Sep 17, 2026.

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09/13/2026

This is a conversation we cannot afford to sit out. Across the country, we are watching political movements use fear -- fear of changing demographics, fear of lost power, fear of Black and brown progress -- to justify attacks on voting rights, education, history, immigration, and equality. The language changes. The strategy does not.

Ibram X. Kendi is coming to Baldwin & Co. to discuss his new book, Chain of Ideas, tracing how racist ideas are created, spread, institutionalized, and ultimately turned into policy and, more importantly, how we fight them.

If you want to understand where these campaigns come from, why ideas like the “Great Replacement” theory matter, and what it will take to confront them, you need to be in this room.

Don’t just watch history happen. Be part of the conversation.

09/13/2026

The warmth of the staff here is actually better than the warmth in the coffee cups — and it’s probably the best coffee in town. Visit Baldwin & Co. Baldwin and Company

1030 Elysian Fields Ave • New Orleans • LA