Dream Academy News | The Other Wes Moore
Thursday April 29, 2010
Two men named Wes Moore were born in Baltimore city around the same time. One became a Rhodes Scholar, White House Fellow, and Wall Street hotshot; the other murdered a Baltimore police officer and will spend the rest of his life in prison for felony murder. This compelling story is the subject of a new book debuted on Oprah, NPR, and Meet the Press entitled “The Other Wes Moore: One Man Two Fates”.
The author, the first Wes Moore has generously offered to partner with the U.S. Dream Academy by donating 5% of the book’s proceeds to fund our work breaking the cycle of incarceration.
“I am proud to support the important and successful work of the U.S. Dream Academy. As someone who has worked with incarcerated youth for over a decade, I have seen firsthand how easily kids can slip through the cracks and end up in juvenile detention centers without impactful and timely intervention.
I also know through documenting the life of the other Wes, a father – and recently a grandfather – who is in prison for life, how devastating it can be for children with incarcerated parents, and how these kids often develop the mindset early on that they too will likely end up in jail.
We need to break the cycle. We need for those kids to believe that they have the ability and the right to dream bigger dreams. I applaud Diane and her incredibly dedicated staff at the Dream Academy for their hard work over the past twelve years, and am humbled to be able to contribute to their bright future, and the lives they will change.”
Wes Moore - April 28, 2010
The Dream Academy is honored by Mr. Moore’s generosity. The story of these two men’s lives masterfully illustrates the difference mentors and a caring community of adults can have in the lives of young people when we encourage them to dream big and provide for them the resources to achieve those dreams.
Purchase a copy of Wes Moore’s book today and help support the US Dream Academy.
Please share this with 10 friends and ask them to support by purchasing the book. The book can be purchased at: http://theotherwesmoore.com/order/?utm_source=emb&utm_medium=email&utm_content=v1&utm_campaign=v1
To view the video, please check out our You Tube page at: http://www.youtube.com/user/USDreamAcademyinc?feature=mhum
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WES MOORE is a Rhodes Scholar who has served as a U.S. Army Captain in Afghanistan and worked as a Special Assistant to Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the State Department as a White House Fellow. Moore was a featured speaker at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, one of Ebony magazine’s “Top 30 Leaders Under 30” for 2007, and selected by Crain’s New York Business as one of their “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” in 2009. He currently serves as an investment professional in New York.
