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 ...

And the frontrunner in the battle for most befuddling political concepts of the 21st century is: "woke" or "wokeness." We ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The term “woke” originated in Black culture as awareness about racism and injustice, with roots traced to Marcus ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recently, a letter writer asked about the meaning of “woke.” For most of my adult life I have been fascinated by the source of words, and how they as symbols change over time. “Woke” emerged as a ...