Less than 10 years ago, “woke” was a word so deeply layered with history and meaning it could evoke years of pain suffered by descendants of slaves coming of age in Jim Crow America.

The History Of The Term ‘Woke’ Originally called the “Wide Awakes” movement , Republicans used the term “wide awake” in 1860 to support future president Abraham Lincoln.

Opinion: 'Woke' has been hijacked by white people left and right. It's a great American word that should be restored to its original meaning. Someday when the cultural moment that many have called ...

Yet "woke" has now been hijacked by the political right to mean something far from its original definition. "The reason we have to 'stay woke' is because of exactly what these people are doing ...

Vice President Harris has cheered Diversity Equity and Inclusion and array of woke social-justice initiatives throughout her political career — raising new questions about the domestic policies ...

The definition of "woke" changes depending on who you ask. The term has recently been used by some conservatives as an umbrella term for progressive values, often using it with negative ...

Woke teaching resources promoted to schools claim that Stonehenge was built by black people and the Roman Emperor Nero married a trans woman, according to a think-tank.. Pro-transgender teaching ...

A short history of the Woke Right. By Dominic Green. Facebook. Twitter. WhatsApp. Linkedin. Email. Print. ... After 2008, the Woke Left cursed America and taught that race was everything.