The expression "stay woke" started out as an affirmation for African Americans.

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In the past decade it has been used increasingly in the USA by some Republicans - and some Democrats - as a pejorative for people thought to be too "politically correct," another term that took on negative connotations as it gained wider use.

"Woke" has come up in cultural and political firestorms. Eight months into his second term, US President Donald Trump pledged to review content at the Smithsonian Institution for being "WOKE" and where "everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was".

At the beginning of this year, Texas Gov. Greg

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