R&B singer-songwriter Erykah Badu says the term woke "doesn't belong to us anymore" after it has been misappropriated by conservatives. (Richard Shotwell / Invision / Associated Press) "Woke," a term ...

During the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, speaker after speaker attacked "woke" ideology in their speeches to conservative activists. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley ...

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

"It doesn't belong to us anymore," said Badu of "woke," which was partially popularized by her use of the term in 2008's "Master Teacher" song Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in ...

Gray Rohrer of the news outlet Florida Politics was in the courtroom last week as staffers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) were asked an interesting question: What does “woke” mean? The federal ...

When we hear the term woke, there are a few celebrities that instantly come to mind; Erykah Badu, Amandla Stenberg, Jesse Williams, and Zendaya to name a few. We’ve been using the term woke in our ...

“Woke” is currently the favorite word of the right. Republican politicians can’t go more that 5 or 6 words without peppering “woke” into their sentences. Turning on Fox News, you’ll hear the word ...

Erykah Badu claims she popularized the term “woke” with her 2008 song “Master Teacher,” and now it’s been hijacked by the right wing. Erykah Badu has addressed the hi-jacking of the term “woke” by the ...

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“Woke,” a term singer Erykah Badu reinvigorated in the late aughts on the track “Master Teacher,” has since taken on “a life of its own,” and she believes it has become a put-down for Black people.