Black History month ended most places with February, but it carried right through last week locally.
Local icon Florence Jones Kemp turned the big Nine-Oh, but on which day remains a burning question.
What we do know is she opened Florence s Restaurant in 1952, and still owns and operates it with her daughter Victoria.
The birthday celebration was a two-day event, which you d think was a bonus for nearing 70 years as a restaurateur. Alas, it s just part of the Florence mythos.
Victoria shared the story on social media like this: Did you know that Florence was born on a rural farm in historic Boley, Oklahoma? Like a lot of babies in those days, she was born at home with a midwife . who lived on a neighboring farm.