How ‘woke’ went from an expression in Black culture to a conservative criticism

The expression ‘stay woke’ started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by ...
USA Today

Think you know where 'woke' comes from? Inside the word's musical history – and influence.

Someday when the cultural moment that many have called “The Great Awokening” is finally, mercifully, over, Americans of all races should fight to give African Americans their word back. Less than 10 ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from?

Woke - it's just four letters, but it has had a big impact on Republican politics ahead of the 2024 election. It's hard to avoid criticism of, quote, "wokeness" and "wokeism" among GOP presidential ...
WVXU

Republicans can't stop using the word 'woke'. But what does it really mean?

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 the ...