Tinka Nichols
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The term “woke" was created by Black people referring to being alert to systemic racial injustices. The first documented use of the phrase “stay woke” happened in the 1930s when Lead Belly ended his song by advising Blacks traveling through Alabama to “stay woke.”
11:29 AM - Mar 15, 2023
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Pamela Gee
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Leadbelly 👑 💙
05:41 PM - Feb 18, 2024
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2PupsMommy
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That's fascinating. I knew who Lead Belly was, but I'd never heard that song. I also have never heard of that instrument. I wonder how it's different from an accordion, which it sort of looks like. Looks like I've got some googling to do! Thanks for posting!
01:35 AM - Aug 26, 2023
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Grumble
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So, everyone saying we should stop using "woke" because the republican diots are using it as a alur can just shut up with their colonized mentality.
01:50 PM - Aug 01, 2023
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Diane Lawson
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Sadly it’s now become a derogatory term for any none right leaning (conservative) that cares about others
12:19 AM - Mar 20, 2023
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Ben Rodriguez
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Wow! I never knew that. Thank you for sharing
08:16 AM - Mar 16, 2023
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Joan Capato
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That's what I keep telling my friends, it's not new and every time that imbecile from Fla. uses it, I cringe. I believe he thinks he came up with the term.
08:12 AM - Mar 16, 2023
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Susan A. Kitchens
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
Excellent and informative. I shared your spout on Mastodon.
07:19 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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makalani bandele
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Let's start using the AAVE term conscious for woke, again. In hopes that it catches back on & we get to hear Ron DeSantis say “FL is the state where consciousness goes to die” 🤣😆😂😝
06:53 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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Happy4uu&u
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Still pissed at Republicans derivative of "woke" and there is wholly no resistance to their ignorance and embellishment of the term they plundered in their favour to harm others. They should be the ones in the gutter.
06:30 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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AssiduousRabbit
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This is the kind of content I'm here for! #etymology
06:25 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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PBJENK @pbjen521
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First time my mother said “stay woke” to me is when i enter an all yt high school! My mother Traveled from the south to the north by car with her family.
06:05 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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Rosetta
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Similar story. I’m 65. My mother told me to stay woke whenever I went into predominantly white spaces - which was all the time - school, stores, etc.
06:22 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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Jennifer Thompson
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We need to re-echo this again and again!
04:30 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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Sylvan Swanson
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12:17 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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