Florida Grandmother Graduates College at 96 Years Old, Makes History as the Oldest Black Woman to Earn a Degree
A South Florida woman shy of 100 years old is being celebrated as the oldest Black woman to graduate from college in the U.S. Violet Edwards, 96, is the fifth-oldest person in the world to receive a college degree. She broke the record at Mercy College in New York on June 25, graduating with an…