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In some varieties of African-American English, woke is used in place of woken, the usual past participle form of wake. This has led to the use of woke as an adjective equivalent to awake, which has become mainstream in the United States.. While it is not known when being awake was first used as a metaphor for political engagement and activism, one early example in the United States was the ...
Sep 17, 2022 · The word "woke" — originally used to describe awareness of discrimination — has been adopted by figures on the political right to discredit policies and politicians they consider too ...
What to Know. Woke is now defined in this dictionary as “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Dec 20, 2023 · “Woke” is today’s “political correctness.” But even though the terminology has changed, the misconceptions remain. (Clay Banks/Unsplash)
Jul 19, 2023 · 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 serious history in Black culture.
woke: [adjective] aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).
Jan 30, 2023 · For many on the right, the problems America faces mostly stem from wokeness, a word that means . . . what? David Remnick talks with a linguist of slang to unpack the power of a word.
Jan 23, 2024 · Some argue that conservatives are depicting "woke"-ness, or being educated on social injustice, as a bad thing. Maurice Mitchell, the national director of the Working Families Party and the Social ...
Mar 7, 2023 · “Woke” began in Black vernacular as a warning to be wary of racism. It was adopted by liberal social justice advocates during the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements in 2020.
Jul 19, 2023 · LEILA FADEL, HOST: 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 hopefuls.
