The seven papers presented in this document are the products of a Think Tank held concurrently with a 1985 conference on the black family. Approximately 45 representatives of the Greater Cleveland community participated in the Think Tank, which was divided into ten task forces that addressed issues that are critical to the survival and development of the black family. This report presents issues that were identified in the Think Tank and in the overall conference, and each paper includes a list of recommendations which are being disseminated within the Cleveland area to form an action agenda for those who work on behalf of black families. The papers are the following: (1) "The Black Church and the Black Family" (Otis Moss, Jr.); (2) "The Black Man" (Paul Hill, Jr.); (3) "Black Male/Female Relationships" (Paul Hill, Jr.); (4) "The Black Woman" (Janice Hale-Benson and Brenda Y. Terrell); (5) "Education, Child Rearing and Socialization in Black Families" (Janice Hale-Benson); (6) "The Role of the Media in Supporting the Black Family" (Richard L. Jones); and (7) "The Black Elderly in Black Families" (LaVonne Turner). (KH)