What is woke: How a Black movement watchword got co-opted in a ... - Vox
WEBOct 9, 2020 · In 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, Black citizens took to the streets nightly to protest the police shooting death of Michael Brown. As they did so, they urged each other to “stay woke” against...
What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come …
WEBJul 19, 2023 · One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious history in Black culture.
‘Anti-woke’ crusade has come to Europe. Its effects could be ... - CNN
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Stripped of its original meaning of a person being awake to progressive issues, “woke” has been appropriated from the Black vernacular and turned into a political lightning rod in the West’s...
'Woke' Protesters: History's Ingredients of Riot and Revolution ...
WEBJul 9, 2020 · Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and their large numbers of imitators and loosely organized wannabes are mostly made up of middle-class youth, often either students or graduates. They deem...
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WEBAug 20, 2024 · Take the convictions of Harvey Weinstein and Larry Nassar, or that many states banned nondisclosure agreements from covering sexual harassment. Or how about the growing awareness of the unjust...
The groups aiding protests against masks, vaccines and Critical …
WEBOct 26, 2021 · In several states and districts around the country, protestors have been disrupting school board meetings. They're opposed to mask policies. Vaccine mandates. LGBTQ rights. Sex education....
Here’s what ‘woke’ means and how to respond to it - The …
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Typically, “wokeness” and “woke ideology” are terms of abuse, used against a variety of practices that, despite their diversity, have a similar character. Often, what is dismissed as “woke” is...
How Woke Was Co-Opted, Weaponized Against Black History - Refinery29
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · In Sarasota County, several superintendents are booted for being “too woke.” And in the most absurd, transphobic stunt that could be ripped from the pages of a parody skit about bigots, a mother...
Republicans can't stop using the word 'woke'. But what does it
WEBJul 21, 2023 · Republicans on the campaign trail are using it as something of a catch-all to criticize anything on the progressive side of the political spectrum they don't like — whether it's teaching about racism in schools or gender transition policies or even books in libraries they deem inappropriate.
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WEBMay 29, 2024 · Today, just as during the Trump presidency, controversial issues abound, protesters convulse public spaces, and a divisive election looms. The world is picking sides — on abortion and Gaza and...