101-Year-Old Sarah Simpkins Set to Graduate College Alongside Granddaughter in 2024
Sarah Simkins is getting her college degree at age 101. According to WTOK News, the grandmother is studying early childhood education at Brightpoint Community College in Chester, Virginia. Simpkins is able to study at the college due to Virginia’s Senior Citizens Higher Education Act of 1974, which allows senior citizens to enroll in higher education […]
SC Native Celebrates 103rd Birthday & Reveals Key to Long Life Is Minding Your Business
That’s some sage wisdom! Edward Lawrence, Sr. is a Charleston, South Carolina native who just celebrated his 103rd birthday, WECT news reports. With the CDC reporting that the average life expectancy for Black people is at a new low of 71, this is a feat of enormous proportion and cause for celebration. Lawrence Sr. now […]