It started as most digital transgressions do: a harmless joke meant to poke fun at an overarching societal behavior.

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 ...

CNN host and legal analyst Laura Coates dropped a video receipt on President Donald Trump after he complained about “woke” history about “how bad slavery was” — a clip straight from the mouth of Trump ...

Following the direction of President Trump, the Smithsonian Museum Institution (The Smithsonian), the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, is being reviewed by lawyers who are ...

Wake Forest canceled LGBTQ History Month proclamation after public backlash. Mayor Vivian Jones cited conflicting community views in withdrawing support. Facebook post announcing decision drew nearly ...

The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by some Republicans — and some Democrats — as a pejorative for people thought to be ...

(AP) - The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by some Republicans — and some Democrats — as a pejorative for people thought ...