Members phkrause Posted June 8, 2023 Members Posted June 8, 2023 The phrase was used in a 1938 recording by Black folk singer Lead Belly. The word "woke" is broadly used to describe a state of being "aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues especially of racial and social injustice" according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. While it originated from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the early part of the 20th century, the term has become a common part of American slang. https://www.snopes.com/articles/464795/origins-term-stay-woke/? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted June 9, 2023 Author Members Posted June 9, 2023 Before you fight over the word 'woke,' learn its history. It will blow you away. 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. https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/philboas/2023/06/07/where-did-the-word-woke-come-from-its-history-will-blow-you-away/70290300007/? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted June 18, 2023 Author Members Posted June 18, 2023 Woke danger alert! Woke danger alert! It is bad enough that we are advised of the danger of being woke and wokeness in our communities and cities. Now we are told the “wokes” might be out in the countryside as well. https://dailymontanan.com/2023/06/12/woke-danger-alert-woke-danger-alert/? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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