Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today as my Republican colleagues continue to rail against everything woke and for their Project 2025 agenda. Now, most Members don't even know what woke even means, so let me just try to lay it out. As the NAACP reminded us in a 2023 resolution, the word ``woke'' has been used by Black Americans even as far back as the 1940s when the Black mineworkers issued the statement: ``We were asleep. But we will stay woke from now on.'' Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert this official NAACP resolution titled: ``Resolution-Reclaiming the Word `Woke' as Part of African-American Culture'' be inserted into the Congressional Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection. NAACP--2023 resolution: reclaiming the word ``Woke'' as part of african american culture Whereas, Black history is a critical aspect of American history and has shaped American culture, including the evolution of language; and Whereas, The words ``Wake Up'' and ``Woke'' have served as a call to action as conveyed by social activist Marcus Garvey who stated, ``Wake up Ethiopia! Wake up Africa'', and the Negro Mine Workers who in 1940 issued the statement, ``We were asleep.…”