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Woke has also been used as shorthand for some ideas of the American Left involving identity politics and social justice, such as white privilege and reparations for slavery in the United States. [1] [2] [3] The phrase stay woke was uttered in recordings from the mid-20th century by Lead Belly and, post-millennium, by Erykah Badu.
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 ...
While there was some agreement on the definition of “woke,” Americans are more sharply divided over whether the word is a compliment or an insult, pollsters said. Forty percent said it is an ...
In June 2023, Florida governor and then-candidate for President in the 2024 election Ron DeSantis defined "woke" as a "form of Cultural Marxism". [90] Texas U.S. senator Ted Cruz used both terms in the title of his 2023 book, Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America .
The word woke invokes many mixed feelings, but what does it really mean or imply?
Woke is an adjective meaning 'aware of issues concerning social and racial justice'. Woke or WOKE may also refer to: Arts and entertainment
The OED traced the origin of woke's newer definition to a 1962 New York Times article by Black author William Melvin Kelley describing how white beatniks were appropriating Black slang at the time.
The project uses a similar questionnaire to screen potential recruits for adherence to its agenda. [2] [158] For Trump's second term the project recommends that a White House Counsel be selected who is "deeply committed" to the president's "America First" agenda. [5] [62] In 2020, Trump established the Schedule F job classification by executive ...