November 23, 2007

Black Woman Philosophers Ponder 'The Price of the Ticket'

By CARLIN ROMANO

Where were the white philosophers? At 9 a.m. on October 19 here at Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, the building's "multipurpose auditorium" served a familiar purpose at such designated campus spots: It provided a comfortable place to bring African-Americans together to talk about something white colleagues might also have found interesting.

At the outset of the inaugural conference of the Collegium of Black Women Philosophers, a new group organized