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Former BISD trustee, civil rights leader dies

2013-11-27 12:42:57| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Duhon was a member of the Beaumont Independent School District board of trustees in the late 1970s through the mid-1980s as it transitioned from a mostly minority school district through its merger with the mostly white South Park school district.

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Civil rights group seeks meeting with Barneys CEO

2013-10-25 01:19:01| Apparel - Topix.net

A civil rights group said Thursday it was seeking a meeting with the CEO of Barneys New York in the wake of racial profiling claims by two shoppers at the high-end department store.

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Civil rights panel members urge rejection in Hawaiian tribal status fight

2013-09-17 22:46:02| Airlines - Topix.net

Members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights are urging President Obama to reject Democratic requests to grant tribal status to Native Hawaiians by executive order, saying the unilateral move would be "unwise and unconstitutional."

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