Great White Hope

For Team Obama, A Refresher on Jack Johnson and "The Great White Hope"

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Dave Zirin

In 1918, the first black heavyweight boxing champion defeated a racist "great white hope." But when the Obama Administration takes a right hook to the face, it just smiles through bloodied teeth.

The Rest of Lynn Jenkins' Apology

Andy Stokan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy


Andy Stokan

When I said, 'I hate that Uncle Tom' I was referring to my Dad's brother Thomas Crowley. He's a real bastard. But I never knew that his name was also a racial slur.

GOP Rep.: Republicans Struggling To Find "Great White Hope" To Lead Them Back To Power

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


OTTAWA, Kan. — A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a ref...

The Uninsured Has a Black Face -- White Ambivalence Is Obama's Struggle

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Yvonne R. Davis

Yale professor, John Dovidio, does not feel the ongoing protests, name calling and Hitler labels by white protesters are hate, but a fight by whites struggling to defend and maintain their position and status.

John McCain: the "Great White Hope"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

McCain is carrying the torch to keep "hope" alive that wealthy white men will continue to be the center of the world.