The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of “woke” is “…aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).” Recently, some groups have used “woke” as a pejorative. Where does the word come from, and what does it mean?             In the United States in the 1930s, the expression “stay woke” became part of the African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). … Continue reading Woke?