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Rachel Lindsay wants more. Before Friday, the former Bachelorette remained the only black lead in franchise history. Then, on Good Morning America, Matt James was announced as the next Bachelor — the first black man to be cast in the role in its 18 years and 25 seasons. The announcement came days after Lindsay said she would cut ties with the franchise if they didn't make real strides towards diversity and acknowledge their «systemic racism» in a statement.

big announcement on Friday: Matt James was named as the star of season 25 and the show's first-ever black lead. The reveal, which was made on, is the first time in 12 years that a Bachelor has been cast without previously appearing on a season of. Notably, James was supposed to be a contestant on Clare Crawley's cycle of the reality dating show, but production was halted due to coronavirus concerns on March 13, just before she met her suitors at the Bachelor mansion. This left the franchise in an unprecedented position, having to reconfigure schedules for all of its shows.

Rachel Lindsay is calling on ABC producers to do more in an effort to change the Bachelor franchise for the better.The former Bachelorette, who became the first black leading lady on the franchise in 2017, discussed the changes she'd like to see on the dating show after news on Friday that Matt James has been named the first black Bachelor in the show's history.Rachel said that as a trailblazer she was hoping to see more changes and an increase in diversity in the audience that watches the show.'In the last three years, there really haven’t been changes made,' Rachel, 35, told GMA.

The ABC network announced that Matt James, 28 will be the lead star of the upcoming season of The Bachelor. The show as per reports, will see its first black lead in Matt James.

Chris Harrison spoke out about casting Matt James as the first black Bachelor, claiming that the move is an initial step to diversify the franchise.“Congrats Matt James!” the longtime host, 48, wrote via Instagram on Friday, June 12. “#TheBachelor family is thrilled to start this journey with our new Bachelor! We can and we will do better to portray diverse love stories that reflect the world around us.

Rachel Lindsay is happy to see a Black man cast as the next lead for the landmark 25th season of The Bachelor, but she wants to see more diversity in front of and behind the cameras moving forward. “I was hoping, when I came on, to be a trailblazer for that, and to increase diversity in the audience that watches it and also who comes on the show and who could potentially be the lead,” Rachel shared with GMA on June 12. While Rachel admitted that it felt like the franchise “had [her] back” at first, she confessed, “in the last three years, there really haven’t been changes made.”

Things have started to change these days, and this change can also be seen in the hit series of ABC, The Bachelor. Check out the announcement that The Shade Room made.

Matt James was not chosen as the first black Bachelor because of Rachel Lindsay’s diversity comments, according to an ABC executive.“It wasn’t a response to that,” Rob Mills told Variety on Friday, June 12. “We could have made this announcement earlier or later.

Bachelor buddies! Tyler Cameron showed his support for Matt James after he was named the first black lead of the ABC show on Friday, June 12.Cameron, 27, posted an Instagram Story video of his friend filming his Good Morning America announcement, writing, “Let’s go!”The Florida native went on to caption a sleeping shot with James, 28, via Instagram: “Congrats to my brother @mattjames919 on being named the Bachelor. This is all a testament of who you are as a person.

Matt James is getting ready to hand out the roses. Good Morning America announced on Friday that James will star on season 25 of The Bachelor.

@GMA: The new @BachelorABC is Matt James. Season 25 of “The Bachelor” is scheduled to premiere in 2021.

Matt James being named the first black male lead in the history of the series after the show faced criticism for its lack of diversity.The Bachelor announced on Friday, June 12, that the real estate broker, 28, would be the franchise’s next series lead — and the first black Bachelor.“It’s an honor,” James, who is best friends with Tyler Cameron, said on Good Morning America. “I’m just going to lean into myself and how my mom raised me, and hopefully when people invite me into their homes on Monday nights, they’re going to see that I’m not much different from them and they see that diverse love stories are beautiful.”The New York resident was initially cast as a contestant on Clare Crawley’s upcoming season of The Bachelorette.

Fans of The Bachelor were hit with big news on the morning of June 12: Matt James will lead the show’s 25th season! He is also set to make a name for himself as the first Black bachelor in the franchise’s history. The 28-year-old has proved popular among Bachelor Nation, off the back of his friendship with former contestant Tyler Cameron, however some fans are wondering why Mike Johnson, 31, wasn’t picked instead.

The bosses of popular U.S. dating show The Bachelor have picked their first black hunk to lead the new season.

Rachel Lindsay wants more. Before Friday, the former Bachelorette remained the only black lead in franchise history. Then, on Good Morning America, Matt James was announced as the next Bachelor — the first black man to be cast in the role in its 18 years and 25 seasons. The announcement came days after Lindsay said she would cut ties with the franchise if they didn't make real strides towards diversity and acknowledge their «systemic racism» in a statement.

We’re ready to accept this rose, because ABC has announced the next Bachelor! On the morning of June 12, Good Morning America revealed that Matt James, 28, is the next lead of The Bachelor. Matt will be the series first Black lead, following calls from fans and Bachelor Nation alum like former Bachelorette star Rachel Lindsay to be more inclusive when it comes to the cast and the lead of the series. In fact, a petition circulated online calling for ABC executives and series producer Mike Fleiss to cast more people of color on the show — the petition garnered over 85,000 signatures as of June 12.

It’s been a long time coming.

The Bachelor franchise just announced that Matt James of its next season, the first Black man to do so in 24 previous seasons of the show airing on ABC.The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have long been criticized for its lack of diversity. Rachel Lindsay has been the only Black lead on either of the shows and has been outspoken about the need for change.

The Bachelor has its first Black lead!

The Bachelor has its first Black lead!

Tyler Cameron is shutting down haters one Instagram comment at a time.