‘Woke’ being misused by Government ministers, says first black female bishop
by Aine Fox
Feb 25, 2024
4 minutes
The Church of England’s first black female bishop has warned against lip service and box-ticking when it comes to racial justice, as she criticised Government ministers and others for misusing the word “woke”.
Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin said it is a movement, rather than just a word, and that those who feel threatened by it “want to scare us into thinking that being woke is a sin created by people on the left”.
She spoke ahead of an overwhelming vote at the on Sunday in favour of further work on racial justice in the church, including a call for
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