115-Year-Old Naomi Whitehead Becomes Oldest Living Person in the U.S

115-Year-Old Naomi Whitehead Becomes Oldest Living Person in the U.S

At 115 years old, Naomi Washington Whitehead becomes the oldest known living person in the United States and North America, and also a liviving archive of more than a century of Black American history. Born on Sept. 26, 1910, on a farm in rural Georgia, Whitehead’s life predates many modern innovations — from traffic lights and commercial air travel to the internet and social media. Whitehead’s remarkable longevity was confirmed by the Gerontolo…