The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election Day draws near. The term carries different meanings and strong emotional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. R&B singer-songwriter Erykah Badu says the term woke "doesn't belong to us anymore" after it has been misappropriated by ...

“In that song, ‘Master Teacher,’ the chorus is: ‘I stay woke,’ ” Erykah Badu, speaking on MSNBC last week. This is one of those times that I want to stand on a table and scream that we’re all focused ...

Easily, or perhaps coherently, defining this four-letter word — which feels even shorter when stripped of vital context — stumped a political commentator this week. Bethany Mandel had even co-written ...

What does “woke” mean to you? From its 1923 origins in the Black community to today’s co-optation for various political agendas, the definition of the word has evolved and come to mean different ...

“Woke” is currently the favorite word of the right. Republican politicians can’t go more that 5 or 6 words without peppering “woke” into their sentences. Turning on Fox News, you’ll hear the word ...

“This is going to be one of those moments that goes viral.” Right-wing commentator Bethany Mandel’s clairvoyance proved stronger than her ability to define a word she, in her own words, wrote a whole ...

You have to be “woke” to understand it, I guess. Last week, conservative activist and author Bethany Mandel went viral for her screeching response on defining the term woke, which has become the catch ...

"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.