Empowerment: The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
By Wes Moore
Two kids named Wes Moore were born in Baltimore growing up in similar neighborhoods. They
both had difficult childhoods from fatherless homes. Both hung out with their crews on the street,
and ran into trouble from the police. The difference? One Wes Moore became a Rhodes scholar, a
decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other Wes Moore ended up a
convicted murderer serving a life sentence. The Other Wes Moore explores the narrative of two
boys and the journey of a generation. "The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The
tragedy is that my story could have been his."