Tag: social justice


  • Woke

    Woke

    As a word, ‘woke’ is a culture war casualty. It’s a word that once meant ‘pay attention, your life might depend on it’ is now tossed around like a slur—or worse, a joke. ’Woke’ was originally a word of deep awareness and resistance in African-American vernacular; to stay woke meant survival, vigilance, and solidarity. But…