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Moore was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, to William Westley Moore Jr., a broadcast news journalist, and Joy Thomas Moore, a daughter of immigrants from Cuba and Jamaica, and a media professional.. On April 16, 1982, when Moore was three years old, his father died of acute epiglottitis. In the summer of 1984, Moore's mother took him and his two sisters to live in the Bronx, New York, with her ...
Jul 14, 2024 · Wes Moore is the charismatic author, activist, and politician elected in 2022 to be Maryland’s first Black governor. Moore is a Rhodes scholar, an Afghanistan combat veteran, and a best-selling author.
Nov 8, 2022 · Wes Moore, a Democrat, celebrity author and former nonprofit executive, won Maryland’s election for governor, according to The Associated Press, defeating a far-right Republican and becoming the ...
Jan 18, 2023 · Maryland Governor Wes Moore delivers his inaugural address on the west side of the Maryland State House, Jan. 18, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. Democrat Moore defeated Republican nominee Dan Cox to ...
1 day ago · Maryland Gov. Wes Moore endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president of the United States Monday. He also indicated his intent to remain as governor and countered speculation about joining ...
Nov 9, 2022 · Wes Moore is the third Black governor to be elected in the country, and the first to serve in Maryland. He defeated Republican Dan Cox for the job, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2023 · Moore came to national attention in 2010 for his first book, The Other Wes Moore, a hybrid memoir meditating on an eerie coincidence: two Black boys with the same name, born into similar ...
2 days ago · Gretchen Whitmer, JB Pritzker, Tim Walz, Wes Moore, Andy Beshear and Tony Evers all backed Ms. Harris, cutting off nearly all potential avenues to a challenge for the nomination.
Nov 9, 2022 · Wes Moore, a charismatic best-selling author and former head of the anti-poverty organization Robin Hood, becomes only the third Black elected governor in this nation’s history. As of midnight ...
Jan 18, 2023 · Wes Moore is sworn in as the 63rd governor of the state of Maryland by Maryland Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Fader, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Annapolis, Md.
