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Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference in West Columbia, S.C., on July 18.

Politics & Government

Republicans can't stop using the word 'woke'. But what does it really mean?

11:16am July 21, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

There's a "war on woke" on the 2024 GOP campaign trail but the term itself is full of history and meaning far beyond the culture wars.

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Supporters of President Donald Trump wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest.

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Judge awards a Black church $1M over BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

9:42am July 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two Black Lives Matter banners were pulled down from Metropolitan AME and another historically Black church in Washington and burned during clashes between pro-Trump backers and counterdemonstrators.

Counter-protesters carrying Black Lives Matter flags walk past a group of Trump supporters at the Michigan State Capitol building in November 2020 in Lansing, Mich.

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Man who threatened Black Lives Matter supporters pleads guilty to hate crime charges

5:01am December 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The case was investigated by the FBI, as the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division prosecuted the case. The suspect, Kenneth Pilon, will be sentenced in March 2023.