Here's where “woke” came from, and how its meaning has evolved: “Wokeness” originated decades ago as African American ...

In 2022, under judicial pressure, Florida’s Governor Ron Desantis defined “woke” as “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them,” per ABC news . Desantis ...

Woke' means a lot of things today, and it can all be argued. But what can't be argued is where the term came from ...

I learned in American history classes that Paul Revere rode through the countryside waking his neighbors up to prepare for the British soldiers coming to capture revolutionary leaders. I learned that ...

Matt Pegas neatly arranges stacks of books atop the red tablecloth at the reception table in the front yard of the house party. Surrounding the books is a tableau of candles, rose petals, a tarot deck ...

Could it be that the “anti-woke” movement has become so organized and influential that brands are now building strategies around it? If we’ve reached that point, then “woke-baiting” could emerge as a ...

As the Superman movie enters its second week at the box office and becomes one of the most popular movies of 2025, the conversation about movies being too woke persists. Politics and media have been a ...

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 ...