Lauren Baldwin

**Lauren Baldwin** is a major character in the Power Universe, serving as a major character in Power Book II: Ghost. She was a freshman at Stansfield University until he was kidnapped and seemingly killed by Effie Morales, However she was later revealed to be alive and currently in hiding. She has a passion for racial activism. She was one of Tariq’s love interests in season 1 and briefly became Tariq's girlfriend in season 2.

Lauren appears as one of the tritagonists in season 1 and one of the deuteragonists in season 2-3.

## Power Book II: Ghost

### Season 1

Lauren meets Tariq St. Patrick as he wanders around lost amidst the Stansfield campus. She gives him directions and invites him to join Canonical Studies, as there are "like, four" black students attending including herself. At Tariq's questioning on her phrase, she launches into a racial tirade about how one of the black students, Richard, is essentially a race traitor, comparing him to someone who was "dipped in chocolate" but whose inside doesn't match. After they exchange names, she points out the right building to him and then departs.

Later, Lauren texts Tariq and goes out to get coffee with him — professor Milgram asked her to do so, so she could help Tariq with his oral exam. Tariq shrugs it off and insists on his own interpretation of the book used for the oral exam, so Lauren suggests that he be honest about his interpretation. She invites him to dinner at her parents house and when she ask him to help her find a book, they make out until her boyfriend arrives and hides her affair with Tariq. The next day she talks to Tariq and he says he understands until Diana messages Tariq. Lauren appears jealous and ask Tariq who she is and he says he’s keeping his option open and she should do the same. From this, they continue their affair. She later breaks up with Malcom. She and Tariq are about to make out until Effie (Tariq ex-girlfriend) interrupts them. Lauren gets mad and storms off. She is later spotted by 2-Bit who ask where Tariq stays at. She tells him where he is before leaving for lunch with her parents. She allegedly dies at the end of season 2, however she was revealed to be alive in season 3.

## Murders connected to Lauren

* **Cooper Saxe**: Told Tariq that Saxe was a snitch, theo kills Saxe after being told by Davis and Tariq.

## Goals

* Getting more black students into Canonical Studies (succeeded)
* guide and help tariq at university (succeeded)
* Be with Tariq (Succeeded)
* Break up with Malcom (Succeeded)
* Hide her affair with Tariq from her parents and boyfriend (succeeded)
* Find out who the campus drug kingpin is (formerly)
* Do everything she can to not testify against Tariq (succeeded).
* Escape from Cane and Effie (Succeeded)
* Take down Effie and cane for their part in trying to kill her (formerly)
* Keep Tariq safe from the feds (Succeeded)

## Trivia

* Out of all Tariq’s love interests, he loved Lauren the most and did everything to save and protect her from the Tejadas and was deeply hurt when he thought she was killed. In the latter-part of season 3, she tells Tariq Saxe is a informant on him and tries to keep Tariq safe.
* Although Lauren was seemingly killed by Effie at the end of season 2, she appeared in a short trailer in season 3 with Effie which was revealed that she is alive.
* As of season 3, she became an accomplice for Tariq after she told him that Saxe was a snitch and knew she was alive which resulted in Saxe’s Death.
* After she leaves New York at the end of season 3, it’s unknown if she will return in season 4.