Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore Is Turning the Preakness Stakes Into A $400M Celebration of Culture And Community

Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore Is Turning the Preakness Stakes Into A $400M Celebration of Culture And Community

Essence Magazine:

Updated May 19, 2025

Three years ago, Dawn Moore stood in Kentucky’s Churchill Downs, watching the pageantry of the Derby unfold around her.

As a guest of Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Brittany Beshear, she absorbed every detail of the week-long celebration and it sparked an idea. She then

Kimberly Wilson
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