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Dr. Uché Blackstock and journalist Jarvis DeBerry engaged in a piercing, personal, and deeply emotional conversation about race, medicine, education, and the invisible weight of Black excellence. Centered around Blackstock’s acclaimed book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, the discussion revealed how systemic bias infiltrates everything—from classroom desks to hospital bed...

Shaka Senghor is a leading voice on criminal justice reform, a tech investor, and the author of Writing My Wrongs and Letters to the Sons of Society. Is society addicted to rage and victimhood? In this powerful conversation, New York Times bestselling author Shaka Senghor (Writing My Wrongs) joins Jerid Woods to dismantle the modern narratives around resilience, race, and personal agency. They div...

Kellie Carter Jackson is a historian, author, and professor whose work explores Black resistance, abolition, and the intellectual history of Black political thought in America. Shennette Garrett-Scott is a historian and author specializing in Black women’s economic history, examining how Black women used business, finance, and mutual aid to build power and autonomy in the United States. This conve...

We are living through what Dr. Imani Perry calls a "season of destruction," a deliberate era where the legacy of the freedom movement is being erased. In this riveting dialogue, Glaude and Dr. Imani Perry do not just lament the state of the nation; they dissect the very soul of American democracy. The conversation centers on a powerful dialectic: "freedom snatching" versus "freedom seeking". Dr. I...

In a candid, laughter-laced conversation, Tarriona "Tank" Ball pulls back the curtain on vulnerability as both artistic method and emotional necessity. Discussing her poetry collection The Thing About Falling, Ball distinguishes this work from her earlier book Vulnerable by one crucial shift: this time, the poems were not written for anyone else—not an ex, not an audience—but for herself. What eme...

Bernice L. McFadden is an award-winning American novelist and memoirist whose work explores Black womanhood, ancestry, trauma, and survival through lyrical, historically grounded storytelling. In a conversation that moves with the force of lived history, Bernice L. McFadden refuses the comfort of distance. Interviewed by Dr. Ebony Perro , Professor of Practice at Tulane University. Bernice's memoi...

What happens when four of the most influential forces in entrepreneurship, media, and culture sit down for a raw, unfiltered conversation at one of the country’s most disruptive Black-owned bookstore? You get a conversation that flips the script on success, reveals the ugly truths behind wealth-building, and shows you how to break generational curses in real-time. In this explosive dialogue modera...

Grammy-nominated vocalist Tonya Boyd-Cannon and celebrated visual artist Charly Palmer engage in a riveting, soul-baring conversation that moves between art, ancestry, mental health, and creative purpose. With disarming honesty, they explore how grief, trauma, and generational memory shape their work—and why Black artists must create from spirit, not ego. From Palmer’s reflections on using flowers...

In a wide-ranging, unguarded conversation, Malcolm Gladwell and former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu use the city itself as a lens to examine America’s deeper fractures. What begins as a meditation on why New Orleans remains stubbornly, almost defiantly distinctive—resisting the cultural flattening seen in cities like Austin and Nashville—quickly expands into a larger argument: culture, not cap...

Dr. Daniel Black and Avery Young" "This conversation is a masterclass in Black language, music, spirituality, and survival. Dr. Daniel Black and Avery Young explore how Black people have always communicated with more than words—through rhythm, silence, gesture, melody, and the body itself. From church songs and blues traditions to humming, repetition, and coded speech, they break down how Black ex...

Robert F. Smith is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and one of the most influential investors and philanthropists in technology and education today. Dr. Monique Guillory is an educator, cultural scholar, and university president known for her leadership in higher education and her work at the intersection of Black studies, innovation, and institutional transformation. This w...

This conversation traces a sweeping and urgent history of Black women as architects of the global human rights movement, long before the language of “human rights” became mainstream. Historian Keisha N. Blain explains how her book Without Fear uncovers the forgotten women—activists, writers, missionaries, and organizers—who refused to limit their demands to U.S. civil rights and instead framed Bla...

What happens when two of America’s sharpest thinkers get brutally honest about race, power, hope—and the lie of progress? In this electric, no-holds-barred conversation, Charles Blow and Don Lemon blow the lid off respectability politics, coalition fatigue, and the myth of a post-racial America. From the illusion of diversity to the erasure of Black history, they lay bare the truth: we’re not retu...

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In a sharp, witty, and unflinching conversation at Baldwin & Co. bookstore, W. Kamau Bell and Cebo Campbell dissected the deep roots and modern manifestations of privilege, power, and race in America. Drawing parallels between environmental mismanagement and cultural erasure, they lamented how indigenous wisdom and Black creativity are often ignored or co-opted, while white privilege continues...

This conversation with Dr. Daniel Black moves through the delicate and difficult terrain of healing—across bloodlines, across memory, across time. Drawing from his novel Isaac’s Song, Dr. Black explores what it means to face generational wounds without letting them define us. He breaks open the quiet myths of Black masculinity, the fear of vulnerability, the stories we fabricate to survive, and th...

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Join us for a powerful and timely podcast discussion between Jarvis Deberry and Bakari Sellers as they dive into the critical themes of When Dictatorship Becomes a Fact, Revolution Becomes a Right. In this conversation, they’ll explore the historical and modern-day implications of authoritarianism, the resilience of marginalized communities, and the urgent need for collective action in the face of...

Food has always been more than just nourishment—it’s a universal language that brings people together. In this engaging discussion, Tamron Hall and Lish Steiling explore how food has become the ultimate friendship glue, fostering deep connections and lifelong memories. From shared meals that strengthen bonds to the magic of cooking together, they dive into the ways food shapes relationships, spark...

On this powerful episode of the Baldwin & Co. Podcast, Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. and Imani Perry engage in a transformative conversation about imagining freedom in captivity. With unmatched depth and clarity, they explore how the human spirit envisions liberation even within the confines of oppression—whether through history, culture, or personal struggle. This isn’t just an intellectual exercise;...

Join award-winning authors Jesmyn Ward and Clint Smith in an intimate and thought-provoking podcast conversation about Writing Our Roots . Together, they explore the power of storytelling to preserve history, honor ancestry, and shed light on the lived experiences of Black communities across generations. From the Deep South to the broader African diaspora, Ward and Smith discuss how their personal...

The Baldwin & Co.: Author Dialogues invites you to an electrifying episode featuring two of the most profound voices in literature and social commentary today: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Dr. Daniel Black . Subscribe and watch Baldwin & Co. Author Dialogues on YouTube for video of this episode. Donate to Baldwin & Co. 501c3 nonprofit: https://bcofoundation.org/donate Nikole Hannah-Jones, t...

Subscribe and Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@baldwinandco In this inspiring episode of Baldwin & Co. Author Dialogues , we sit down with Nicole Richie and Cleo Wade to explore the transformative power of reading and how it can unlock personal growth, foster intentional living, and help you find alignment in every aspect of life. Nicole Richie , the daughter of Lio...

If you’ve ever walked into Baldwin & Co., you know it’s more than just a bookstore. It’s a space where stories live, ideas spark, and conversations connect us all. That’s exactly what we’re bringing to your headphones with this podcast—a front-row seat to the minds of today’s most brilliant authors and thought leaders.   From bestselling writers to rising literary stars, we’ll go beyond the bo...