Stay Woke: Oxford Dictionary Adds the Term to Its Catalog
In July 2016, Deray McKesson was arrested, wearing a shirt that read Stay Woke, during a Baton Rouge protest for Black Lives Matter. (Photo: Max Becherer) The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its definition of woke. The previous edition, which defined the word simply as past tense of wake, has been updated asOED hasexpanded the