A Viral Moment on the Definition of “Woke” Reveals All You Need to Know About the Right’s Attacks Conservative author Bethany Mandel’s struggle to define the word “woke” spoke volumes.

As for definition: If we know that woke, in DeSantis’ mind, refers to Black, then it “comes to die” here means the erasure of Blackness in Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) speaks to supporters and members of the media after a bill signing on November 18, 2021 in Brandon, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) ...

The OED traced the origin of woke’s newer definition to a 1962 New York Times article by Black author William Melvin Kelley describing how white beatniks were appropriating Black slang at the time.

DeSantis introduces ‘Stop WOKE Act’ to ban critical race theory from schools, workplaces By Callie Patteson Published Dec. 15, 2021 Updated Dec. 15, 2021, 5:14 p.m. ET 0 seconds of 37 ...

Black Twitter Ripped Apart Bethany Mandel's definition of "Woke." The anti-woke movement has been pioneered by conservative Republicans, most famously Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and now this.

Republicans ramped up their focus on “woke waste” in the federal budget on Thursday, prompting fierce blowback and accusations of bigotry from Democrats. Lawmakers clashed over what the word ...

DeSantis invokes MLK as he proposes Stop Woke Act against critical race theory December 15, 2021 More than 3 years ago ...

Houchens quotes a definition from Wilfred Reilly: “a ‘woke’ person is someone who believes that (1) the institutions of American society are currently and intentionally set up to oppress ...

We’ve all heard Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis obsess over one word: "woke". But, according to his own definition, most of the country is “woke” — and he’s in the minority.