WOKE – In the Begining
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The Heart of the Movement
There was a time not long ago when the progressive Left captured the moral imagination of an entire generation. The promises were simple, powerful, and overdue: treat people with dignity, include those left out, right the wrongs of history, and build a more compassionate society.
The movement that would later be labeled “Woke” began as something far more grounded: a call to awareness. Awareness of how racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of exclusion had quietly embedded themselves in the systems we live under. Schools, police departments, housing, healthcare, hiring — none of it was ever neutral, and people began to wake up to that.
Young people especially were drawn to the energy. They saw injustice and wanted to fix it, now — not later. They marched, they organized, they read and listened and learned. They believed that progress wasn’t just possible — it was urgent. Many institutions, from universities to corporations, responded with new policies and pledges. In those early days, the moral center of the Left was strong: driven by empathy, energized by truth, and guided by a desire to include, not exclude.
