This document contains papers presented at the fifth in a series of annual conferences dealing with the preparation and survival of black public school teachers. The following papers are included: (1) "Collaboration of Education and Liberal Arts: A Prescription for Recruitment and Preparation of Talented Black Teachers" (Dorothy P. Barnett); (2) "Attracting Gifted and Talented Blacks to the Teaching Profession" (John F. Leeke); (3) "Voodoo Research: Its Implications for Black Americans" (Lillian P. Jennings); (4) "Trends in Recruitment, Retention, and Placement of Prospective Black Teachers" (Edyth Cole, Floyd P. Horton); (5) "Strategies for Preparing Students for Success in Meeting New Certification Requirements" (Margaret G. Dabney); and (6) "Linking Strategies: Public Schools, Community, State Department of Education and Professional Organizations" (V. Wendell Hylton). (JD)