Less than 10 years ago, “woke” was a word so deeply layered with history and meaning it could evoke years of pain suffered by descendants of slaves coming of age in Jim Crow America.

Stop WOKE prohibits any teaching that could make students feel they bear personal responsibility for historic wrongs because of their race, color, sex or national origin, and blocks businesses ...

The History Of The Term ‘Woke’ Originally called the “Wide Awakes” movement , Republicans used the term “wide awake” in 1860 to support future president Abraham Lincoln.

Less than 10 years ago, “woke” was a word so deeply layered with history and meaning it could evoke years of pain suffered by descendants of slaves coming of age in Jim Crow America.

What is the history of the word ‘woke’ and its modern uses? The phrase originated from African American Vernacular English but has been gradually co-opted by right wing players to be used as ...

Once a term used by Black Americans, woke culture is now an ideology that Republicans are rallying against ahead of 2024. ... "Learning history is not about woke-ism," Given said. ...

Once upon a time, many decades ago, “woke” was a term used mostly in Black spaces to underscore the importance of keeping a close eye on patterns of racism.

Opinion: 'Woke' has been hijacked by white people left and right. It's a great American word that should be restored to its original meaning. Someday when the cultural moment that many have called ...

The meaning appears to have shifted sometime after Erykah Badu repeatedly used the line "I stay woke" in her 2008 song, "Master Teacher," which begins, "I am known to stay awake." ...

Less than 10 years ago, “woke” was a word so deeply layered with history and meaning it could evoke years of pain suffered by descendants of slaves coming of age in Jim Crow America.