The new oldest woman in the world is the daughter of black American slaves! How on earth can you be the daughter of slaves and at the same time still be alive? Very impressive indeed.

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Gertrude Baines, a 114-year-old California resident, will likely be crowned the world's oldest woman, according to the organization that keeps track of such honors.
Gertrude Baines told CNN two years ago that she has taken good care of herself, "the way (God) wanted me to."

The previous oldest woman was Maria de Jesus, who died this week in Portugal at age 115, Guinness World Records said.

Baines — born to former slaves in a small town south of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1894 — now lives in a Los Angeles nursing home.