Black Excellence: Elizabeth Francis
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elizabeth-francis-oldest-living-person-234300631.html
Elizabeth Francis, who was the oldest living person in the United States, has died. She was 115.
At the time of her death, Francis was the oldest living person in the U.S. and the third-oldest person in the world, according to LongeviQuest, a global database of the world’s oldest individuals. She lived most of her life in Houston, Texas, per a press release from the database.