"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.

The term "woke," originating from African-American Vernacular English, signifies social consciousness and alertness to ...

Editor's Note: This post was originally published in June 2017 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added the word "woke" in its quarterly update in June, ...

Chances are, you've at least heard someone use the term "woke" as an adjective, used to tell someone to “stay woke.” But you still may not understand the true meaning of the word. Now, more than ever, ...

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Someday when the cultural moment that many have called “The Great Awokening” is finally, mercifully, over, Americans of all races should fight to give African Americans their word back. Less than 10 ...

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 ...

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 ...