U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver the keynote address Friday at the 100 Black Men of Atlanta's annual Leadership Summit at the Allen Entrepreneurial Institute and Conference Center in Lithonia.
At the two-day conference -- designed to develop strategic plans for the organization -- Holder's wife, Sharon Malone, who was featured in the documentary "Slavery By Another Name," will speak at the spouses luncheon. Other confirmed participants include Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; Congressmen John Lewis and David Scott; and Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis.
Information: 404-401-5293 or wclemons@msm.edu.
ERNIE SUGGS
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A federal judge ordered a Georgia sheriff to resign from office after he was accused of attacking inmates.
The Telegraph newspaper reports that the judge also set a $25,000 bond for Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth Tuesday.
Also facing charges are his son Austin Bloodsworth; former Wilcox County jailer Casey Owens; and former inmate Willie James Caruthers. Prosecutors say the men beat inmates and conspired to lie to cover up the assaults.
The judge says the sheriff will be monitored electronically, have a curfew and undergo testing for alcohol and drug use and can't have access to guns while on bond.
A $25,000 bond was also set for Austin Bloodsworth and for Caruthers. Owens didn't appear in court. It wasn't clear whether he has been taken into custody. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $83 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's game.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 9, 30, 39, 42 and 47, and the Mega Ball was 37. One Georgia player matched four of the first five numbers, along with the Mega Ball, and won $10,000.
The jackpot for tonight's Powerball multi-state lottery is $60 million. MIKE MORRIS
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