The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by some Republicans — and some Democrats — as a pejorative for people thought to be ...

These days, the term "woke" gets tossed around quite a bit. It's become a catch-all label for anything that feels remotely progressive or just different from someone's personal norms. But what does ...

A term means something — that is, until right-wing politicians find it. While the phrase "stay woke" is widely attributed to novelist William Melvin Kelley and his 1962 essay "If You're Woke You Dig ...

If you’re reading The Root, chances are you at least know what it means to be “woke.” It’s a level of consciousness that questions mightily and refuses to take things at face value. It’s not quite ...

Some mornings, we wake up with energy. Others, we wake up with just enough strength to keep breathing. There are days we question everything—the point of it all, our place in the world, the meaning ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The term “woke” originated in Black culture as awareness about racism and injustice, with roots traced to Marcus ...

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