Kiara M. Bridges: As soon as you see a white politician say any sort of slang word we've lost it. Kathleen Newman Brumang is the deputy director global at Refinery 29 on Botter. Patrick Boyd who in his spare time sings about being woke you can find her piece on woke at Refinery29.comThanks to Dr. Kelly Wright and Dr. Tracy Weldon two linguists who helped us better understand this word.