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.

The word woke is seminal to our larger culture in ways most of us have never understood. It’s one of the great words in American English, and it should be preserved in its purest form.

The word woke is seminal to our larger culture in ways most of us have never understood. It’s one of the great words in American English and it should be preserved in its purest form. ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save “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.

Political strategist and commentator James Carville has blasted woke Democrats like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for using 'elitist jargon' that will cost them the 2028 presidential ...

There's one word on the Republican presidential campaign trail that's hard to avoid — "woke." Republicans on the campaign trail are using it as something of a catch-all to criticize anything on ...

CHILDISH GAMBINO: (Singing) Stay woke. MONTANARO: The word has a long history. It was used in Black protest songs dating back to the early 20th century, including by Huddie Ledbetter, ...

The word woke is seminal to our larger culture in ways most of us have never understood. It’s one of the great words in American English, and it should be preserved in its purest form.