The keynote speeches and papers presented at the 1985 conference on the black family are collected in this document. Titles (and authors) relating to the conference theme, "We are neither motherless, fatherless, nor childless--we are family,": (1) "The Black Family" (Andrew Billingsley); (2) "Black Men's Perceptions of Their Problems: Implications for the Family" (Lawrence E. Gary); (3) "Project ADEPT as an Approach Toward the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy" (James C. Young); (4) "The Conspiracy To Destroy Black Boys" (Jawanza Kunjufu); (5) "The Case for the Black Male: A Rebuttal to the Case Against the Black Male" (Charles V. Willie); (6) "Black Male/Female Relationships" (Robert Staples); (7) "Population or People: Setting Up the World for Our Children" (Asa G. Hilliard, III); (8) "The Black Child" (Jean Childs Young); (9) "The Black Woman" (Anne H. Grant); (10) "The Black Family" (Arthur Thomas); (11) "Spirituality: An Essential Component of Black Family Development" (Cindy Beard Tappan); (12) "The Portrayal of the Black Family on Religious and Secular Television Programming: A Comparative Analysis" (Robert Abelman); (13) "Social Skill Development of Black Children: The Family's Role (Gwendolyn Cartledge); (14) "Choosing Quality Child Day Care for the Black Child" (Sharon R. Blue); (15) "Black Families and Older Child Adoptions: Characteristics, Success Rates, and Use of Supports" (Ellen E. Pinderhughes); (16) "Communication Development of the Birth to Three Year Old Child: The Role of the Parent" (Patricia G. MacIntyre, Deanna G. Laurence); (17) "The Black Female Single Parent" (Diane Elliott); (18) "The Pregnant Teenager: A National Catastrophe" (Lolita M. McDavid, Raynorda F. Brown); (19) "A Study of Black Urban Families During Pregnancy in a Medical Setting" (Antonnette V. Graham, Kenneth G. Reeb, Gay Kitson, Mary Ann Weber); (20) "Marriage as a Process: A Blueprint for Success" (Reginald C. Blue); (21) "Women and the New World Order" (Kathleen Geathers); (22) "Cancer Awareness and Prevention in the Black Community" (Vickie Campbell, Joyce Lee); (23) "Controlling the Devastating Effects of Hypertension in the Black Family" (Joyce Lee); and (24) "Social Service and Health Career Networking: A Model for Long-Term Hypertension Tracking in Black Family Target Populations" (Francine P. Hekelman, Charlene A. Walker, L. A. Retallick). (KH)