Originally, woke came from Black American vernacular and meant exactly what it sounds like: being awake. As in, aware. Paying ...

If you've attended a social justice protest or watched an episode of "Dear White People," you have likely heard the word "woke." But the term wasn't being used to refer to sleep. It was being used to ...

The first two weeks of 2025 have been ROUGH — we've already experienced bombings, Donald Trump not going to jail, and Los Angeles being on fire — but watching a MAGA supporter look foolish when trying ...

Dear Dr. E: One of the things we hear a lot about today is “wokeness” or going “woke.” It seems like it is everywhere. We hear about it in politics and our schools. We hear about it in our corporation ...

Gary Houchens claims “It’s not hard to define ‘woke’” and proceeds to give what might be the sloppiest definition I have ever read in a newspaper. I’m a philosopher by training, so I know how to spot ...

A recent commentary in the Daily News admonished Christians for allowing their churches to go “woke.” Predictably, this was followed by letters to the editor alternately defending the concept of woke ...

In right-wing media, the term "woke" is often used to attack political opponents of the left. And some people who vote Democrat have a negative view of "wokeness" as well, including "Real Time" host ...

This morning, 6/3 Loran, one of the triumvirate of letter writers who staunchly defend all that is Republican, did so again. In the last 5 or 6 sentences of his letter he perfectly gave the definition ...