2023年7月19日 · 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.

2023年12月20日 · 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...

Woke, since the 1930s or earlier, is used to refer to awareness of social and political issues affecting African Americans and is derived from the African-American English synonym for the General American English word awake. It is often used in the construction stay woke.

Woke 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.

The meaning of WOKE is aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice) —often used in contexts that suggest someone's expressed beliefs about such matters are not backed with genuine concern or action.

2024年11月13日 · 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.

2024年8月8日 · What is the definition and history of 'woke'? The term "woke" used to have a different meaning. It was first used by Pan-African activist Marcus Garvey as early as 1923. "Woke" was meant...

2023年3月7日 · “Woke” began in Black vernacular as a warning to be wary of racism. It was adopted by liberal social justice advocates during the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements in 2020. But...

2024年8月6日 · According to Human Rights Careers, "woke" originally meant being smart and alert to racism within the Black community. In recent times, particularly during the Black Lives...

The term “woke culture” or “wokeism” has been coined to describe these perceived excesses. “Woke” has also become intertwined with the concept of “cancel culture,” where individuals or entities are boycotted or publicly shamed for actions or …