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Beatrice "Bea" Loretta Hines was born in 1938 in ]. She and her mother moved to Miami,<ref name="HistoryMakers"/> to the Overtown area and later to Miami's Liberty City neighborhood when Bea was 13.<ref name="Chrissos">{{cite news |last1=Chrissos |first1=Joan |title=Bea Hines, documenting Miami’s pride and pain for more than 50 years, earns top award |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article280113929.html |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Miami Herald |date=October 7, 2023}}</ref> She graduated from ] in 1956.<ref name="HistoryMakers">{{cite web |title=Bea L. Hines |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/bea-l-hines |website=The HistoryMakers |access-date=15 November 2024|date=September 8, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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journalist| Bea Hines | |
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| Born | 12 February 1938  |
| Other names | Bea |
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| Occupation | Reporter |
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Bea Hines starting working as the Miami Herald's first Black female reporter on June 16, 1970. In the 1980s, her front-page columns were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Hines received the Royal Palm Award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Miami Chapter in 2023. Her career has lasted over 50 years.
Early life and education
Beatrice "Bea" Loretta Hines was born in 1938 in Williston, Florida. She and her mother moved to Miami, to the Overtown area and later to Miami's Liberty City neighborhood when Bea was 13. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1956.
Career
Hines' was first hired at the Miami Herald in 1966, as a library file clerk for the newsroom. On June 16, 1970, she became the first Black female reporter at the newspaper. On her first day on the job, she was sent out to report on a riot in the Liberty City area. Her first story for the Herald was a front-page piece about a self-described "hustler" named “Iceberg Slim.”
Hines rose from a cub reporter to become a columnist, working at the newspaper for over 50 years. During the 1980s, Hines wrote front-page columns about community unrest in Miami, which were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She was still actively working as a Miami Herald Neighbors columnist in 2023, at age 85.
“Her powerful writing on intense issues has made her one of the most important voices among women and women of color.”--Connie Crowther
Awards and honors
- 2023, Royal Palm Award, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Miami Chapter.
Archival collections
References
- ^ Chrissos, Joan (October 7, 2023). "Bea Hines, documenting Miami's pride and pain for more than 50 years, earns top award". Miami Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Bea L. Hines". The HistoryMakers. September 8, 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2024.