What is woke and what does it really mean?
"Woke" is a term appropriated from Black communities and has now been used by the right against them and other groups.
March 7, 2025
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
woke
Ron DeSantis Campaign Staff, Supporters Allegedly Assault LGBTQ+ Activists
Not until they were escorted out did the Florida governor acknowlege their presence.
July 21, 2023
Conservatives Are Ludicrously Accusing GLSEN of ‘Grooming’ Kids
They claim that making school better for queer and trans kids is somehow indoctrinating kids into “woke gender ideology.”
June 6, 2023
Stay Woke This Thanksgiving
This holiday may hurt for many of us, but remember the strength of those who really suffered on Thanksgiving.
November 22, 2016
Anti-Woke Book's Author Humiliated, Can’t Define ‘Woke’ in Interview
Republicans don’t know what the word means, but they know they hate everything having to do with it.
March 16, 2023
Anti-woke Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik can’t define ‘woke’ at College Republicans event in Indiana
After an intersex audience member confronted her, the far-right extremist creator appeared to be at a loss for words. Again.
April 3, 2024
How Prop. 8 Woke Up a Sleeping Gay Giant
LGBT historian Nathaniel Frank breaks down the 60-year battle for marriage equality in his new book, Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America. In this excerpt, Frank looks at how Prop. 8 catalyzed a movement.
April 24, 2017
Watch These Black Comedians Sing Woke Carols in White Suburbia
These comedians set out to "sleigh" the white patriarchy.
December 25, 2016
'Woke Christmas' Is the Holiday Parody You Need Right Now
Latina comic Carla Valderrama spruces up the holidays with progressive new lyrics to "White Christmas."
December 12, 2016
Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'
He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.
February 4, 2025
Majority of Americans Think Being 'Woke' Is a Good Thing: Poll
Republicans are using the term as an insult, but in a new poll, many Americans beg to differ.
March 9, 2023
Activist Files Complaints in Florida Over Bible Being ‘Too Woke’
Chaz Stevens is using Florida GOP's "stop WOKE act" to prove the Bible's inclusion of topics like racism and LGBTQ+ issues makes it inappropriate for classrooms.
April 25, 2022
Missouri Republican Vows to Burn 'Woke Pornographic Books' If Elected Governor
State Sen. Bill Eigel said he didn't burn books but instead empty boxes in a recent video, however.
September 19, 2023
Stephen Miller-Backed Group Targets Kellogg Over ‘Woke’ LGBTQ+ Inclusion
The group is going after the company for what is says is unlawful employment practices involving the company's diversity practices.
August 12, 2023
Donald Trump-Loving Pastor’s Christian Military Academy Promises No LGBTQ+ or ‘Woke’ Teachings
Mark Burns regularly attacks the LGBTQ+ community and the transgender community in particular.
October 21, 2023
Alabama Officials Trash $16,500 in Teacher Manuals Because They Were Too 'Woke': Report
“Woke” pre-K manual sparks controversy, leads to one official’s exit, and thousands in discarded educational resources.
October 7, 2023
Is ‘Anti-Woke’ Bar in Florida Mocking Pulse Victims With 49-Cent Buds?
The owner wanted to “poke the woke,” according to screenshots allegedly taken of the bar's social media.
June 5, 2023
Wanda Sykes Calls Out Dave Chappelle, Embraces 'Woke' Label
The out comedian also voiced her support for the trans community.
May 26, 2023
Maxine Waters Urges L.A. Pride to 'Stay Woke,' Leads Chant of 'Impeach 45'
The U.S. representative delivered a fiery condemnation of President Trump at the Resist March in Los Angeles.
June 12, 2017
Republican Steve Scalise bizarrely blames 'DEI' and 'wokeness' for New Orleans terror attack
The House majority leader did not provide any evidence when he said the "DEI movement" and "wokeness" are distracting agencies from implementing security measures.
January 2, 2025
Libs of TikTok Is Mad Elon Musk's 'Anti-Woke' AI Chatbot Isn't Transphobic Enough
Libs of TikTok and other far-right influencers aren't happy with the responses they are getting on Grok.
December 11, 2023