: the state or condition of being woke (as in matters of racial and social justice)
I read articles and engage in discussions about privilege and wokeness. I try to address my own problematic thoughts and behaviour.—
Louise Ferreira
Louise Ferreira(disapproving) As wokeness pervades our society, expect to see a lot more limits placed on our daily word choices.—Ingrid Jacques
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Andreessen, who played an early role in staffing DOGE, has also railed against wokeness.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Start with the crusade against wokeness and diversity, equity and inclusion, a fight spreading beyond the federal bureaucracy to everything (state policymaking, university hiring) influenced by federal funding.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
In the first four episodes, Newsom seems incapable of interrogating any right-wing position—whether on tariffs, book bans, trans women in sports, wokeness, or the mess at the border.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Trend forecasters were proclaiming that Trump’s reelection represented a cultural shake-up in addition to a governmental one, replacing the stiff moralism of wokeness with cowboy rowdiness and chic nihilism.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Start with the crusade against wokeness and diversity, equity and inclusion, a fight spreading beyond the federal bureaucracy to everything (state policymaking, university hiring) influenced by federal funding.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
In the first four episodes, Newsom seems incapable of interrogating any right-wing position—whether on tariffs, book bans, trans women in sports, wokeness, or the mess at the border.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Trend forecasters were proclaiming that Trump’s reelection represented a cultural shake-up in addition to a governmental one, replacing the stiff moralism of wokeness with cowboy rowdiness and chic nihilism.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Wokeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wokeness. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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