The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election Day draws near. The term carries different meanings and strong emotional ...

It's a question I would like my Republican neighbors and friends to spend time with. What is woke? It is an adjective of African American vernacular meaning “aware of discrimination,” similar to the ...

America doesn’t have an official list of domestic terrorist organizations, but the declaration could mean heavier political ...

Episode 83: At its core, “woke” is a term that refers to being aware of social injustices and inequalities, particularly related to gender, race and ethnicity. The word originated in African American ...

The phrase “woke” and to “stay woke” is not new — it began appearing in the 1940s and was first used by African Americans to “literally mean becoming woken up or sensitised to issues of justice”, says ...

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