Day 1

Welcome and Opening Remarks [video]
Diann Dawson [bio] , Daniel Schneider [bio] , Maurice Moore [bio],
Archie Ervin, Ph.D.[bio], Dennis Orthner, Ph.D. [bio]

Plenary Session 1
Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood, and Poverty in America [video]
Carlis V. Williams [bio] , Kay S. Hymowitz [bio]

Concurrent sessions:
Track A - Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
1A. Strengthening Families – Connecting Fathers [video]
Lula Beatty, Ph.D. [bio] , Ed Brown [bio] , Ronald Mincy, Ph.D. [bio] [slides]

Track B - Youth and Young Adults
1B. The Toolbox: Tools for Building and Maintaining Relationships [video]
Elma Z. Goodwin [bio] , Francesca Adler-Baeder, Ph.D. [bio] ,
Rozario Slack, Ph.D., D.Min. [bio] , Jacqueline Del Rosario [bio]

Track C - Faith Based and Community Initiatives
1C. Does Marriage Stand a Prayer? An Examination of a Research and Practice Model [video]
Marjorie Lewis, Ph.D., D.Min. [bio] , Steven R. H. Beach, Ph.D. [bio] ,
Tera R. Hurt, Ph.D. [bio] Hurt and Beach [slides]

Track D - Media
1D. Teen and Media by the Numbers: Using Media to Encourage Positive Behaviors. [video]
M. Valerie Mills, Ph.D., MSW [bio] [slides], Kelleen Kaye [bio] [slides],
Mackenzie Cato, Ph.D. Candidate [bio]

Track E - Health
1E. Sweet as Sugar: The Impact of Diabetes and Other Health Challenges on African American Marriage and Relationships [video]
Larry Leflore, Ph.D. [bio] [slides], Carmen Samuel–Hodge, Ph.D. [bio] [slides]

Lunch
Moderated by Carlis Williams [bio] , with Special Guest Judge Glenda Hatchett [bio]

Plenary Session 2
BFF? The Media as Teens’ Best Friend Forever – How Media Impacts Teens’ Thinking, Culture and Expectations [video]
David Lett [bio] , Kelleen Kaye [bio] [slides], Ivan Juzang [bio] , April Silver [bio]

Concurrent Sessions:
2A. How to Keep the Fire Burning in Your Marriage [video]
Dennis Orthner, Ph.D. [bio] [slides], Rozario Slack, Ph.D., D.Min. [bio],
Twinet Parmer, Ph.D. [bio]

2B. It’s More Than Romance: Becoming “Relationship Smart” [video]
Charles Jackson [bio] , Francesca Adler-Baeder, Ph.D. [bio],
Jennifer Kerpelman, Ph.D. [bio] , Joe Pittman, Ph.D. [bio] [slides]

2C. Churches Re-connecting Ex-offenders to Family and Community [video]
Alan Inman [bio] , Debbie Dawes [bio] [slides], Rev. Mark Edwards [bio],
Rev. Reginald Crump [bio]

2D. Media Blitz: Everything the Practitioner Needs to Know to Mount an Effective Media Campaign
Thierry Fortune [bio] , Ivan Juzang [bio] [slides]

2E. Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up: Overcoming the Challenges of Depression in Marriage [video]
Annette Rogers, Ph.D. [bio] , Anne Jones, Ph.D. [bio] [slides],
Tonya D. Samuel, Ph.D. Candidate [bio] [slides]

Day 2

Concurrent Sessions:
3A. Supporting Young Families: Understanding Young Fathers [video]
Charles Jackson [bio] , Alford Young, Ph.D. [bio] , Rev. Dr. Wallace McLaughlin [bio]

3B. The Toolbox: Tools for Building and Maintaining Relationships (Repeat) [video]
Marilyn Lasky [bio] , Francesca Adler-Baeder, Ph.D. [bio] ,
Rozario Slack, Ph.D., D.Min. [bio] , Jacqueline Del Rosario [bio]

3C. PEN OR PENCIL: “For Better, For Worse,” The National Alliance of Faith and Justice Strengthening Marriages and Families Initiative [video]
Addie L. Richburg [bio] , Kimberly Mills, Ph.D. [bio] [slides], Tanya McDonald, M.S. [bio]

3D. The New Media: Using Arts, Activism and Media to Reach and Challenge Youth [video]
Carlton Fisher, M.A. [bio] , April Silver [bio] , George Williams [bio] [slides]

3E. Till Death Us Do Part: A Look at Violence in African American Relationships and Marriage [video]
Frances Ashe-Goins, R.N., MPH [bio] , Tameka L. Gillum, Ph.D. [bio] [slides] [handout],
Dr. Duane J. Dyson, Sr., M.D. [bio] [handout 1] [handout 2]

Plenary Session 3
In Sickness and In Health [video]
Bill Coffin [bio] , Larry Leflore, Ph.D. [bio] [slides] [handout] [second handout],
Martha Okafor, Ph.D. [bio] , Dr. Duane Dyson, Sr. M.D. [bio]

Concurrent Sessions:
4A. Boys Into Men: Raising Our African American Teenage Sons [video]
Joyce A. Thomas [bio] , Lawrence Gary, Ph.D., LICSW [bio] ,
Joshua W. Murfree, Jr., Ph.D. [bio] , James Jackson, Ph.D. [bio]

4B. Kiss and Tell: What Teens Say About Love, Trust, and Other Stuff [video]
(Marian) Sunny Roe, M.Ed. [bio] , Jessica Swafford [bio] [slides],
Carol A. Jackson [bio] [slides], Marquise To’Shawn Adams [bio] ,
Ahmed Finoh, Jr. [bio] , Tiffany Mills [bio]

4C. Making Marriages That Last [video]
Dr. Ruth Lambert, Ph.D. [bio] , Christine Lindquist [bio] , Earl James [bio],
Nathaniel Lett [bio] [slides] [handout] [slides 2] [slides 3] [handout 2] [handout 3]

4D. Media Blitz: Everything the Practitioner Needs to Know to Mount an Effective Media Campaign (Repeat)
Thierry Fortune [bio] , Mackenzie Cato, Ph.D. Candidate [bio]

4E. Sweet as Sugar: The Impact of Diabetes and Other Health Challenges on African American Marriage and Relationships (Repeat) [video]
Larry Leflore, Ph.D. [bio] [slides], Carmen Samuel–Hodge, Ph.D. [bio] [slides]

Plenary Session 4
Special viewing and facilitated discussion
of Thomas Meloncon's hit play "Jump the Broom"
Moderated by Mary Ann Higgins [bio]

Networking Reception
with Thomas Meloncon [bio] and the Cast of "Jump the Broom"

Day 3

Plenary Session 5
The State of the Union: When States Invest in Family Formation [video]
Carlis V. Williams [bio] , Richard Berry [bio] [slides], Connie Williams [bio] [slides 1] [slides 2],
Sen. Bill Hardiman [bio] [handout]

Concurrent Sessions:
5A. Overcoming Trends In African American Family Formation [video]
M. Robin Dion [bio] , Anne Jones, Ph.D. [bio] [slides]

5B. Boys Into Men: Raising Our African American Teenage Sons (Repeat) [video]
Donna Marie Winn, Ph.D. [bio] , Lawrence Gary, Ph.D., LICSW [bio] ,
Joshua W. Murfree, Jr., Ph.D. [bio] , Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D. [bio] [slides]

5C. Black Church Engagement: A Perspective on Healthy Marriage, Fatherhood, and Prisoner Re-entry [video]
Elizabeth Hailey-Smith [bio] , Rev. Dr. Lonnie McLeod [bio] [handout],
Rev. Dr. Wallace McLaughlin [bio]

5D. Teen and Media by the Numbers: Using Media to Encourage Positive Behaviors (Repeat) [video]
M. Valerie Mills, Ph.D., MSW [bio] [slides], Kelleen Kaye [bio] [slides],
Mackenzie Cato, Ph.D. Candidate [bio]

5E. Till Death Us Do Part: A Look at Violence in African American Relationships and Marriage [video]
Rev. Carol Moulton, MA, JD [bio] , Tameka L. Gillum [bio] [slides] [handout] ,
Dr. Duane Dyson, Sr., M.D.[bio]

Plenary Session 6
National Fatherhood Initiative Legacy Campaign [video]
Leon R. McCowan [bio], Roland Warren [bio]

Plenary Session 7
Speak, Brother! A View of Media, Marriage and Faith in America [video]
Leon R. McCowan [bio] , Roland S. Martin [bio]

Charge and Closing Remarks
Diann Dawson [bio]