We've all heard the saying that words have meaning. But do we truly understand it. Ollie Mac doesn't think so. On this episode of Conversations with Ollie Mac, Ollie Mac does a deep dive into the word "woke". This word has taken on a different meaning in this hypersensitive environment to where laws have been established to stop the so called "woke agenda". Ollie Mac also explores the history of "Lift Every Voice and Sing", the Black National Anthem and why the song is important for all people.

Ollie Mac used the following references for this episode:

"Lift Every Voice and Sing"

 “Why the Black National Anthem Is Lifting Every Voice to Sing” Janelle Harris Dixon, The Smithsonian Magazine, August 10, 2020

Lift Every Voice and Sing - A Cappella (Berklee We Will Rise Summit)

"Ron DeSantis vows to Fight 'woke' Democrats in primary night speech", The Independent

The Holy Bible: King James Version (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version.). (2009). Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Raymer, R. M. (1985). 1 Peter. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures. Victor Books.

"A History of "Wokeness": Stay Woke: How a Black Activist Watchword Got Co-Opted in the Culture War, Aja Romano, October 9, 2020

"How Woke Went From "Black" To "Bad", Ishena Robinson, Legal Defense Fund, August 26, 2022

"The Origin of Woke: William Melvin Kelley Is The 'Woke' Godfather We Never Acknowledged, Elijah C. Watson, December 16, 2022