The term "woke" is often used in reference to progressive, politically correct stances on race, gender ideology and other hot-button topics.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The term “woke” originated in Black culture as awareness about racism and injustice, with roots traced to Marcus ...

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 ...

In 1939, Billie Holiday gave voice to a nation’s darkest truths with Strange Fruit, her haunting lament for the bodies of Black men and women hanging from ...

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 ...

Regina Jackson and Saira Rao achieved a degree of fame at the height of the backlash in 2020 after police killed George Floyd, an unarmed black American accused of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV/Gray News) - A bill that aims to eliminate “woke words and agendas from state government documents, websites, literature, and in person” has been introduced into the West ...

The other day, during his intensive daily reading of complex policy papers, President Donald Trump noticed that a government initiative created by his predecessor had the word “equity” in its title.