Are you woke? Have you been accused of being woke? Are you anti-woke? Just what is wokeness, anyway? Black Americans and allies fighting to bring attention to racial injustice and police brutality ...

The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election Day draws near. The term carries different meanings and strong emotional ...

Woke - it's just four letters, but it has had a big impact on Republican politics ahead of the 2024 election. It's hard to avoid criticism of, quote, "wokeness" and "wokeism" among GOP presidential ...

"Woke," a term singer Erykah Badu reinvigorated in the late aughts on the track "Master Teacher," has since taken on "a life of its own," and she believes it has become a put-down for Black people.

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One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and... What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does ...