The word ‘woke’ is dead and conservatives have blood on their hands, Fox News pundit and right-wing columnist Caroline Downey has claimed, blaming an overuse of the term. Her comments referred to the logo redesign of restaurant chain Cracker Barrel,

The term woke is thrown around in today's social and political spectrum. But where did the term come from and what does it mean?

Less than 10 years ago, “woke” was a word so deeply layered with history and meaning it could evoke years of pain suffered by descendants of slaves coming of age in Jim Crow America.

Wake up to the meaning of 'woke' I read the Oct. 21 column, "Man with blood on hands protected by ‘woke' culture," by Tricia McLaughlin which blamed “woke standards” and “woke doctrine ...

Grammy winner Erykah Badu says conservatives have misappropriated 'woke' and explains its meaning after popularizing the term on her 2000s song 'Master Teacher.'

Democrats have a language problem. Politico recently reported that a Democratic think tank, Third Way, is circulating a memo warning party leaders to avoid 45 words and phrases that make