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Wes Moore

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Wes Moore

b. 1978

Governor of Maryland since 2023

Late 20th Century

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Biography

Westley Watende Omari Moore is an American politician, businessman, author, and former U.S. Army officer, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023.

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Timeline

The story of Wes Moore, told in moments.

2001 Life

Graduated from Johns Hopkins University. Won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. Commissioned as a U.S. Army officer. He served in Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division and earned a Bronze Star.

How did Johns Hopkins, Oxford, and the 82nd Airborne connect? Was the Rhodes Scholarship a turning point? What did Afghanistan teach you about leadership and loss?
2010 Life

Published The Other Wes Moore, comparing his life with another man of the same name from Baltimore serving a life sentence for murder. Both were fatherless Black boys from the same city. The book became a bestseller.

What was it like discovering another Wes Moore from Baltimore serving life? Was writing The Other Wes Moore an act of empathy or reckoning? Does the comparison haunt you?
2023 Event

Sworn in as the 63rd governor of Maryland. First Black governor in the state's history. Third Black person elected governor of any U.S. state.

What does being the first Black governor of Maryland mean? Is the title a milestone or a mandate? What do you want your governorship remembered for?

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Artifacts (15)

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on...

2010
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Forcefully Advancing: The Last Hope for America and American Christianity

You don't remember the last baptism at your church. You've seen the church buildings for sale and felt the chill of death as you've visited other congregations. You hurt because your friends reject...

2010
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Discovering Wes Moore

From the governor-elect of Maryland comes a story of two fatherless boys from Baltimore, both named Wes Moore. One is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder. The other is a Rhodes Scholar, an...

2012
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Discovering Wes Moore: My Story

Original publication and copyright date: 2012.

2013
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The Other Wes Moore: (book Discussion Kit) : One Name, Two Fates

Two kids with the same name were born blocks apart in the same decaying city within a few years of each other. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, army officer, White House Fellow, and business...

2014
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The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of The Other Wes Moore and governor of Maryland continues his inspirational quest for a meaningful life and shares the powerful lessons—about...

2015
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The Work: Searching for a Life That Matters

The acclaimed author of The Other Wes Moore continues his inspirational quest for a meaningful life and shares the powerful lessons—about self-discovery, service, and risk-taking—that led him to a new...

2015
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This Way Home

“Brimming with hard realities about the choices we make, the friendships we keep, and the unlikely allies we find along the way, this affecting novel helps to fill the gaping hole left by Walter Dean...

2015
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Book Club Discussion Kit: One Name, Two Fates. The other Wes Moore

Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered...

2017
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The Maker - Rise of the Retiarii

Adrien Back, a field archaeologist for the Global Community of Nations in the year 2332 AD, stumbles upon a discovery that causes him to wonder about all he has believed in the past, the value of his...

2020
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Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City

“An illuminating portrait of Baltimore in the aftermath of the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray . . . Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account.”—Publishers Weekly FINALIST FOR THE...

2020
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Five Days: Baltimore's Fiery Reckoning

'An illuminating portrait of Baltimore ... Readers will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly A kaleidoscopic account of five days in the life of a city on the edge, told through eight characters on the...

2021
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The Other Wes Moore

A powerful memoir from 'the Democrats’ most talented political newcomer since Barack Obama' (Time) 'Spectacular . . . Wes Moore is a proper leader' George Clooney Two kids named Wes Moore shared much...

2026
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Basic Bible Christianity: The Basics of the Faith of Christ from the Pages of the Bible Alone

Basic Bible Christianity explains 12 of the most important truths of Christianity based not on the rules of political-correctness, the teachings of big denominations, or the opinions of best-selling...

2019
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Back Together Again

2022
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