This publication consists of the proceedings of a workshop on the social, cultural, and economic experiences of Blacks. The workshops' goals were to intensify the interest of social workers in the Black experience; to examine the values which have an impact on services to Black people; to increase the knowledge of social workers about Blacks; and to explore various dimensions of Black family life. Nine papers are presented: 1) The Role of Language (Communication) in Black-White Relations (Stanley H. Smith); 2) The Dynamics of Public Policy: Pacification and the Maintenance of Black Enclaves in America (LaVerne McCummings); 3) Child Rearing in the Black Community: Social, Cultural and Economic Considerations (Lou M. Beasley); 4)The Afro-American Experience: Another Conceptual Perspective for Professional Practice (Edyth L. Ross); 5) The Black Experience in Education: The Case of Testing (Howard F. Taylor); 6) Black Families in the 1970's (Robert B. Hill); 7) The Black Experience in Politics (Howard N. Lee); 8) Black Family Life and Life Styles (Harriet Peat Trader); and 9) The Health Status of Black Americans (Lawrence E. Gary). Footnotes and bibliographies are included. (CG)