David Rieff is a fixture of New York’s woke literary scene, but he’s not afraid to break with the pack.

The term "woke" is often used in reference to progressive, politically correct stances on race, gender ideology and other hot-button topics.

Fans are bashing “Stranger Things” online, calling the Season 5, Volume 2, episodes a “woke cringe” disappointment. The ...

“Woke” is now best known as a negative political buzzword used to describe anything deemed too liberal or progressive—like brands that support Pride Month, The Little Mermaid live-action film and ...

Words matter. We’ve heard that truism lately regarding hate speech and insurrection oratory. Science backs it up. Interviewed by Scientific American, Lera Boroditsky, a cognitive scientist at the ...

In 1939, Billie Holiday gave voice to a nation’s darkest truths with Strange Fruit, her haunting lament for the bodies of Black men and women hanging from ...

For more than two years, cable news pundits and Republican lawmakers have accused the military of going ‘woke,’ a loosely defined term that refers to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that ...

In April 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, known as the ‘Stop WOKE’ bill, in Hialeah Gardens. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com Labels convey a lot in our society: “pro-life,” ...

Trump warns Maduro against playing ‘tough’ US regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss At least 2 people killed in Mexican Navy plane crash near Galveston, Texas Vince Zampella, video game ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. As someone who is painfully plugged into online discourse ...

Over the past two years conversations about race, gender and equity have become more mainstream and in some cases more contentious. That’s why KPBS Race & Equity Reporter Cristina Kim has been ...