What does woke mean? Woke refers to a state of being conscious and aware of the prevalent social injustices and racial issues in society.

Use of the term woke in Black culture is decades old. Now, mostly white Americans lob it at Disney, BlackRock and others deemed progressive in a pejorative sense. What does it mean?

Where does 'woke' come from? Many believe "woke" is a new word but it has actually been in circulation since the 1800s. Originally it simply meant not being asleep. The secondary meaning is also ...

Once a term used by Black Americans, woke culture is now an ideology that Republicans are rallying against ahead of 2024. What is 'wokeism'?

Disney "woke" accusations from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis challenge a 100-year narrative that defines being woke as being aware of racial injustice.

In Tuesday’s joint address of Congress, President Donald Trump said there was one bogeyman he wanted America to stand against: Being “woke.” “We’ve ended the tyranny of so-called ...

But make no mistake: The inability to define “woke” is a feature, not a bug. “Woke” is very much meant to be a word that cannot be pinned to a definition.

While Urban Dictionary defines it as ‘being woke means being aware… knowing what’s going on in the community (related to racism and social injustice)’. In other words, woke = consciously ...