1823–1893
Biography · Journalism
Bernadette Carey Smith
1939–2022
United States
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Biography
Bernadette Carey Smith (October 27, 1939 – December 5, 2022), also known by the byline Bernadette Carey, was an American journalist. In the 1960s, she was one of the first African-American women to work as a reporter at The New York Times and at The Washington Post.
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