One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious history in Black culture.

Blues icon Lead Belly, at the end of his recording of the 1938 song “Scottsboro Boys,” talked about the need to “stay woke” after Black men and children were wrongfully accused of raping ...

"Challenge us God to stay woke in the midst of everything going on," said the Rev. Nathan Mugala, pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church. "So much is happening in this state, ...

Harris' 2017 Remark 'We Have to Stay Woke' Stripped of Context. ... Yes, I get upset when someone says that it's ok to ban people coming from countries based on the god they worship.

For instance, blues musician Lead Belly used the phrase “stay woke” in the 1930s. It was a caution to be vigilant against ...

Yes, I get upset when someone says that it's ok to ban people coming from countries based on the god they worship. ... and you know, we have to stay woke. Like everybody needs to be woke.

Early versions of “stay woke” have been used as early as 100 years ago. In 1923, as part of a compilation of philosophical ideas written by Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey, ...

Activists were woke and called on others to stay woke," according to Merriam-Webster. Woke culture has spread across various fields, including education , the corporate world, politics, and social ...

I was at the barbershop recently when Childish Gambino’s 2016 track “Redbone” popped up on a playlist. Singing about infidelity, Gambino — also known as Donald Glover — belts out, ...