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.

When the Black American folksinger and songwriter Huddie Ledbetter, aka Lead Belly, first used the phrase "stay woke" in spoken word, introducing his 1938 protest song, "Scottsboro Boys," he chose ...

"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, ...

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 ...

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.

While it is difficult to determine the first use of the phrase "stay woke," it has been recorded a number of times through the 20th century and is an important call to action for the Black community.

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 ...

Attitudes were bright and passions fiery despite the blustery cold weather Monday morning, as droves of Nashville residents met to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday that bears ...

'Bring back the Florida we love,' an NAACP state leader urged Daytona Beach residents at an event Friday to welcome the Stay Woke Rolling Votercade.