What does ‘Woke 1’ mean, and where does the phrase come from? What to know

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) debuted a new phrase on Sunday meant to distinguish the current rise of socialism in the Democratic Party from the “woke” cultural peak of 2020 that featured ubiquitous calls from Democrats to defund the police during the COVID-19 pandemic. While speaking with Jonathan Karl on ABC’s This Week, the prominent socialist…