Black is not a monolith. Whether we choose to use it or not, we reclaim the word woke. “THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the NAACP affirms the term "Woke" and its historical connection to Black history, Black liberation movements, and social justice.”
From Lead Belly to Marcus Garvey to the Negro Coal Miners to Malcolm X to Erykah Badu to the Black Lives Matter Movement woke has been and continues to be a watchword rooted in Black cultural, historical, and social significance.
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Black is not a monolith. Whether we choose to use it or not, we reclaim the word woke. “THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the NAACP affirms the term "Woke" and its historical connection to Black history, Black liberation movements, and social justice.”