Here's where “woke” came from, and how its meaning has evolved: “Wokeness” originated decades ago as African American cultural slang for having awareness and enlightenment around racism, injustice, ...

When the Trump administration this week put on hold grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, one of the reasons cited was to give White House staffers time to assess them for "woke gender ...

In Tuesday’s joint address of Congress, President Donald Trump said there was one bogeyman he wanted America to stand against: Being “woke.” “We’ve ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and ...

Jane Fonda delivered a powerful speech while accepting the SAG Life Achievement Award at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards. The 87-year-old actress and activist spoke about the importance of empathy ...

National Review columnist Caroline Downey warned on CNN, Thursday, that the word “woke” is “losing its meaning” due to conservatives “abusing the term” to refer to anything they don’t like. Not ...

It's a question I would like my Republican neighbors and friends to spend time with. What is woke? It is an adjective of African American vernacular meaning “aware of discrimination,” similar to the ...

Piers Morgan clashed with This Morning star Ashley James on Wednesday ITV show after the pair got into a heated discussion about the meaning of "woke" – watch ...