so informed on Instagram: "The word “woke” has been weaponized by individuals on the right who can't seem to even define the word. Here is a breakdown of the origins and modern-day
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APStylebook on X: "Use quotes around the slang term “woke," which originally described enlightenment or awakening about issues of racial and other forms of social justice. Some people and groups, especially conservatives,
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