A Black Woman Is The Second-Oldest Person In The Country, And She Just Celebrated Her 114th Birthday

Essence Magazine:

By Malaika Jabali ·Updated August 10, 2023

A Texas woman, Elizebeth Francis, celebrated her 114th birthday on July 25 and called it a “blessing” to have lived so long, she told Houston’s KTRK, an ABC news affiliate.

Francis is considered the oldest person alive in Texas and the second-oldest person in the country.

According to her 68-year-old granddaughter, Francis “always grew her vegetables in the backyard. I never saw her go

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