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journalist| Bea Hines | |
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| Born | 12 February 1938  |
| Other names | Bea |
| Alma mater | |
| 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
Bea Loretta Hines moved from Miami’s Overtown area to the Liberty City neighborhood when she was 13.
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.