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Back in the day, being woke meant being smart

  • Written by Ronald E. Hall, Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
imageDemonstrators march on Jan. 1, 1934, in Washington against the unjust trials of nine Black men falsely accused of raping two white women. Bettmann/Getty Images

If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had his way, the word “woke” would be banished from public use and memory.

As he promised in Iowa in December 2023 during his failed presidential...

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