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Bea Hines

1938–

United States

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Beatrice Loretta Hines (née Johnson; born February 12, 1938) is an American former journalist who became the Miami Herald's first African-American female reporter in 1970. Her career at the Herald has lasted over 50 years. Hines has said that she considers it her "responsibility to be a watch-person for people who can't fight for themselves".

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