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Wes Moore: “I think I'm really excited about the direction that…”

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

Published | Video Starts at 36:17

I want people owning things. And that is that, in my opinion, that's going to be the key to long term economic growth. And that's why I think I'm really excited about the direction that Maryland's going in to be able to address it [the racial wealth gap]. Well, speaking of that, by 2017, you became the CEO of Robinhood foundation, which was one of the biggest nonprofit organizations in the U.S. while you were CEO, you raised more than $650 million. (36:17–36:23)

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Asserts optimism about Maryland's direction in addressing the racial wealth gap.

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