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 ...

When the Trump administration this week put on hold grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, one of the reasons cited was to give White House staffers time to assess them for "woke gender ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's where “woke” came from, and how its meaning has evolved: “Wokeness” originated decades ago as African American ...

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