Bishop Charles E. Blake will serve as the commencement speaker for the Interdenominational Theological Center's May 8 ceremony. ITC is part of  the Atlanta University Center.

He is the presiding bishop for the Church of God in Christ, which has more than 6 million members. He's also the pastor of West Angeles Church of God in Christ, which has more than 24,000 members.

ITC officials said they will award more than 100 degrees during the ceremony, which is open to the public. For more information go to the institution's Web site, www.itc.edu.

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Six soldiers were honored, each receiving Meritorious Service Medals, Thursday for heroic actions responding to the shooting at Fort Stewart. “One of the things I can say unequivocally is that the fast action of these soldiers — under stress and under trauma and under fire — absolutely saved lives from being lost,” U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters as the six soldiers stood near him Thursday. “They are everything that is good about this nation.” (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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