‘The Bachelor’: Matt James To Become First Black Lead In ABC Dating Series

ABC has chosen its first Black romantic lead for The Bachelor, picking Matt James to head the 2021 version of the reality dating franchise. James was set to be a prospective suitor for The Bachelor…

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in the show’s 18 year history, and the second only Black lead in the franchise, following Rachel Lindsay, who was. It comes after Lindsay urged the franchise to “acknowledge their systemic racism” in a blog post and more than 80,000 people signed a Change.org petition to cast a black lead onseason of the Chris Harrison-hosted show is scheduled to air in 2021.

Karey Burke, President, ABC Entertainment, said, “Matt has been on our radar since February, when producers first approached him to join Bachelor Nation, as part of Clare’s season. When filming couldn’t move forward as planned, we were given the benefit of time to get to know Matt and all agreed he would make a perfect Bachelor.

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