Family and Background
This was Moore’s mother’s name.
Who is Joy?
This traumatic incident on April 16, 1982, shaped Moore's childhood.
What is the death of his father?
Moore's mother eventually moved the family to this place to be near family.
What is the Bronx?
Wes told his mom he earned money doing this.
What is DJing?
This genre of music helped Moore connect with peers in both worlds.
What is hip-hop?
Reaganomics caused Mary to loose this?
What is her school funding?
This was the final act that led Joy to send Moore to military school.
What is Moore hitting his sister and making her bleed?
The neutral ground of the inner city where tensions could ease.
What is the basketball court?
Moore was caught tagging this name on a wall.
What is KK (Kid Kupid)?
This author inspired Moore’s view of leadership and service.
Who is Colin Powell?
This is how Wes responded when seeing his father, who didn't know his son, for the last time.
What is smiling?
The other Wes was first arrested after this incident.
What is attacking a kid and running to get a knife?
This private school represented a “safe haven” to Joy.
What is Riverdale Country School?
After military school, Moore achieved this significant honor.
What is becoming Airborne-qualified?
These are the three things Moore had to trust when jumping from a plane.
What are his equipment, his training, and God?
This relative of Moore's tried to have Moore's two worlds meet over a game of baseball.
Tony responded this way when he found out Wes was dealing drugs.
What is he punched him in the face?
This location, filled with drug violence, prompted Mary to move.
What is Murphy Homes?
Wes was arrested for participating in this crime.
What is robbing a jewelry store and shooting of a police officer?
Moore says cities have these, explaining their complexities.
What are double lives?
These were the two memories Moore had of his own father.
What are walking to apologize to his mom and sister, and watching him die?
Mary flushed this down the toilet when she discovered Wes's secret.
What is his drug stash?
This suburban neighborhood was full "whitewashed" townhomes.
What is Dundee Village?
While in prison, this is how Wes earned money.
What is working in the prison library?
This recurring theme highlights how choices, even small ones, can lead to drastically different outcomes in life.
What is the importance of decisions?