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Sharon Fort | |
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| Born | Prescott, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Occupations | Substance abuse counselor Non-profit owner |
| Organization | God's Helping Hand Ministries |
| Known for | First African-American to join Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
Sharon Fort is an American substance abuse counselor and non-profit founder. In 2022, she became the first African-American woman to join the Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Early life and education
[edit]Fort was born in Prescott, Arkansas.[1] She was a student at Booker T. Washington High School and was in the last class to attend the school before it was closed by federal mandate to end racial segregation in the United States.[2] She then transferred to Arkansas High School.[2]
Ford later studied at Texarkana Business College.[2] She earned an associate degree in applied sciences with an emphasis on drug and alcohol abuse counseling from Texarkana Community College in 2008.[2] She later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a concentration in sociology from Texas A&M University.[2][1] She earned a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies in psychology with concentrations in criminal justice and counseling from Texas A&M in 2012.[2][1]
Career
[edit]After finishing business school, Ford began working as an office administrator for the United States federal government in 1998.[2]
In the 2000s, Ford founded God's Helping Hand Ministries, a non-profit organization that helps people with mental health issues living in Texarkana and in Ghana.[2]
She is a licensed chemical dependency counselor in the state of Texas.[2]
Personal life
[edit]On September 1, 2022, Ford became the first African-American to join the Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.[1] She descends from the son of an enslaved black woman and a white landowner who had furnished supplies in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Texarkana Woman Welcomed As First African American DAR Member in Arkansas". www.txkmag.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sharon Fort makes history as first African American to join Daughters of the American Revolution in Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ↑ "Making history: Sharon Fort becomes first African American to join a DAR branch in Arkansas | Texarkana Gazette". www.texarkanagazette.com. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ↑ "Arkansas Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Inducts First Black Member". BET. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women
- Alcohol abuse counselors
- American nonprofit chief executives
- American substance abuse counselors
- American women nonprofit executives
- Daughters of the American Revolution people
- Founders of charities
- People from Prescott, Arkansas
- People from Texarkana, Arkansas
- Texas A&M University alumni