African-American Philosophersbrings into conversation seventeen of the foremost thinkers of color to discuss issues such as Black existentialism, racism, Black women philosophers within the academy, affirmative action and the conceptual parameters of African-American philosophy. Through use of similar thematic questions, George Yancy establishes an intertextual dialogue between the interviewees, and focuses on aspects of biography, influence and African-American identity in the development of an intellectual's life. For the first time, these interviews give voice to the lives, work and thought of contemporary African-American philosophical thinkers. Interviewees: Anita L. Allen, Robert E. Birt, Bernard R. Boxhill, Joyce Mitchell Cook, Angela Y. Davis, Lewis R. Gordon, Leonard Harris, Joy Ann James, Tommy L. Lott, Howard McGary, Jr., Michele M. Moody-Adams, Albert Mosley, Lucius T. Outlaw, Jr., Adrian M. S. Piper, Laurence Thomas, 0ornel West, Naomi Zack.