Great White Hope

The Rest of Lynn Jenkins' Apology

Andy Stokan | Posted 05.25.2011

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.

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

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

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.

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

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 05.25.2011

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 05.25.2011

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 05.25.2011

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.