What the crap does “woke” mean?

 Woke is a term that refers to a perceived awareness of issues that concern social justice and racial justice. It derives from the African-American Vernacular English expression stay woke. Wikipedia

(So basically, it means that people who haven’t been paying attention to things in politics are now taking action, opening their eyes, and finding they have a voice about an issue, and wanting their voices to be heard.) 

Woke is a slang term that is easing into the mainstream from some varieties of a dialect called African American Vernacular English (sometimes called AAVE). In AAVE, awake is often rendered as woke, as in, “I was sleeping, but now I'm woke.” 'Woke' is increasingly used as a byword for social awareness.

What Does "Woke" Mean? | Merriam-Webster

( I think there is more social awareness now than before because we have so many ways to find out information, so many ways to share information, and so many ways to speak out on certain topics. People are starting to pay attention more and use their voices for what they believe in. )