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1. Here’s what ‘woke’ means and how to respond to it - The …
Link: https://theconversation.com/heres-what-woke-means-and-how-to-respond-to-it-219588
Description: WEBDec 20, 2023 · The goal is to help us all envision and create a more just and peaceful society by talking with each other rather than talking past each other. ‘Woke interventions’. Typically, “wokeness” and...
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2. What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come …
Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188543449/what-does-the-word-woke-really-mean-and-where-does-it-come-from
Description: WEBJuly 19, 20235:11 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Domenico Montanaro. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and...
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3. What does 'woke' mean and why are some conservatives using it?
Link: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/woke-conservatives/story?id=93051138
Description: WEBJan 23, 2024 · To be "woke" politically in the Black community means that someone is informed, educated and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality, Merriam-Webster Dictionary states.
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4. Woke - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke
Description: WEBWoke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) originally meaning alertness to racial prejudice and discrimination. [1] Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as racial injustice, sexism, and denial of LGBT rights.
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5. What Does 'Woke' Mean? | Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/woke-meaning-origin
Description: WEBWoke is now defined in this dictionary as “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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6. What Does “Woke” Mean, and How Did the Term Become So …
Link: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/what-does-woke-mean-and-how-did-the-term-become-so-powerful
Description: WEBJan 30, 2023 · On The Political Scene podcast, David Remnick talks with a linguist of slang—Tony Thorne—to unpack the power of the word “woke.”
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7. PolitiFact | What does it mean to be ‘woke’?
Link: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/mar/07/what-does-it-mean-to-be-woke/
Description: WEBBy Matthew Crowley March 7, 2023. If Your Time is short. “Woke” began in Black vernacular as a warning to be wary of racism. It was adopted by liberal social justice advocates during the Black...
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8. What is woke: How a Black movement watchword got co-opted in a culture
Link: https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy
Description: WEBOct 9, 2020 · In the six years since Brown’s death, “woke” has evolved into a single-word summation of leftist political ideology, centered on social justice politics and critical race theory. This framing of...
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9. Woke: Compliment or criticism, it is now fuelling the culture wars
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58281576
Description: WEBAug 20, 2021 · Woke: Compliment or criticism, it is now fuelling the culture wars - BBC News. 21 August 2021. Getty Images. Woke-themed greetings cards on display in a New York drugstore. By Jack...
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10. Political definitions for ‘woke’ are all over the place - Poynter
Link: https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/what-does-woke-mean-definition/
Description: WEBMar 8, 2023 · (The dictionary’s website, m-w.com, defines “woke” as “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).”) Many...
