DeSantis signed the Stop Woke Act into law and, at multiple points, has insisted that Florida is “where woke goes to die” — an odd formulation given how Florida generally welcomes those ...

"Woke" is currently the favorite word of the right. Republican politicians can't go more that 5 or 6 words without peppering "woke" into their sentences. Turning on Fox News, you'll hear the word ...

But as someone who has explored this topic extensively over the past year, I am ready with an answer: The term “woke” was originally used in black communities in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.

As I write this, I am enjoying my morning coffee in a mug that proclaims “awake not woke.” A friend gave it to me, and I think it’s funny. “Woke” is certainly the word of the moment.

Singing about infidelity, Gambino — also known as Donald Glover — belts out, “Stay woke!” in the chorus. As we nodded our heads in unison to the song, someone asked, “How did ‘woke ...

By Nate Cohn Gov. Ron DeSantis after signing HB7, dubbed the “stop woke” bill, during a news conference in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., last April.Credit...Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald, via ...

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 - it's just ...

On Jan. 12, 2023, Florida Gov. and possible GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis extended his “war on woke,” when his administration rejected a proposed Advanced Placement African American ...

The definition of "woke" changes depending on who you ask. The definition of "woke" changes depending on who you ask. The term has recently been used by some conservatives as an umbrella term for ...

Once hailed as a necessary movement for social justice and equality, "woke culture" is increasingly perceived as overreaching ...

Study author Oskari Lahtinen, a senior researcher at the INVEST Research Flagship Centre at the University of Turku, remarked that the “woke” discourse has since worked its way into Finnish ...