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Wes Moore is born
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Westley Watende Omari Moore is Born
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Westley's father dies
One of the only remaining remaining memories that Westley has of his father. -
Westley, his mother, and two sisters move to New York to be with his grandparents.
After the death of Westley's father, Joy was unable to handle the pressure and sought after the support of her parents. -
Wes is arrested for the first time.
After a game of football that becomes hostile, the boy hits Wes, angering him to the point of charging him with a knife which led to the police intervening and arresting him. -
Wes becomes involved with drugs.
He began earning money by participating in the drug trade and used the cover up that he was DJ-ing. It causes a dispute and entices Tony to give up trying to convince Wes to not get involved with drugs. -
Westley begins to not focus and school and ends up getting arrested for the first time.
He wasn't doing well in school, and began to go around the neighborhood under the nickname "Kid Kupid," vandalizing things with his logo and it ended up getting him arrested. -
Westley is sent off to military school
His mother, Joy, often threatened Westley that if he did not improve, he would be sent to military school. It turns out that she was serious. -
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Wes has children.
After meeting a woman named Alicia, they became more than friends quickly and ended up having kids together. -
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Wes has two more children
Wes has two more children, but with another woman named Cheryl. Cheryl is a constant drug user and Wes is in not position to be raising kids at the moment. -
Westley improves.
After some years, the military school had a large part on Westley and he ended up becoming a Platoon Sergeant, a cadet master sergeant. He was the youngest non-commissioned officer in the entire corps. -
Wes joins Job Corps
Job Corps was a program aimed to helped the disadvantaged youth get a place in society by teaching them useful skills. While it promised a lot, it was only a temporary escape from his issues and want to get away from the drug business. -
Wes is arrested for the murder of Sergeant Bruce Prothero
Wes and Tony led a robbery on a jewelry store which ended in the death of an off duty police officer working as a security guard. Wes was sentenced to life in Prison. -
Westley begins interviewing and speaking to Wes more and more.
After taking an interest in having the same name, Westley decides to send a letter and speak to him. These conversations eventually led to the publication of the book in 2010.