The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election ...

When asked what the term means by NBC correspondent Dasha Burns on Saturday, DeSantis defined “woke” as “putting merit and achievement behind identity politics, and it’s basically a war on ...

The term “woke” has shifted from its original meaning of being alert or conscious, especially to social issues. It became a call to action during the Black Lives Matter movement several years ago.

“‘Woke’ means alert to social injustice. “Watch as those with a negative agenda try to spin ‘woke’ into a pejorative term, an insult.” No one who is “woke” takes woke seriously any ...