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Wes Moore


Born
in Takoma Park, Maryland, The United States
October 15, 1978

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, investment banker, author, television producer, and nonprofit executive serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the first Black governor of the state, the third Black person elected as governor of any U.S. state, and as of 2023, the only incumbent black governor of any U.S. state.

Born in Maryland and raised largely in New York, Moore graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After several years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, Moore became an investment banker in New York. Between 2010 and 2015, Moore published five books, includin ...more

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Top Six Funding Tips For Bridge Programs

Bridge programs in the summer or winter are effective ways to keep students engaged while helping them refresh academic and personal development needed for college success.





There are many examples of summer bridge and winter melt programs, all with the same goal – to help retain students and ensure their continued success. Now that you have decided on having one, how do you fund one?





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The Other Wes Moore: One Na...
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The Master Plan: My Journey...
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Discovering Wes Moore
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The Work: My Search for a L...
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“When it is time for you to leave this school, leave your job, or even leave this earth, you make sure you have worked hard to make sure it mattered you were even here.”
― Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
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“The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.”
― Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
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“I sat back, allowing Wes's words to sink in. Then I responded, "I guess it's hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances.”
― Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
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