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The First Black ‘Bachelorette’: Rachel Lindsay Breaks a Ridiculous Color Barrier

ABOUT DAMN TIME

It took ABC’s hit reality TV series 33 seasons to cast its first black Bachelorette. Please, hold the applause.

Amy Zimmerman
Amy Zimmerman 

Entertainment Reporter

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After 14 years and 33 seasons of white people rubbing their parts together for America’s amusement, The Bachelor franchise finally has a black lead: Rachel Lindsay, who was announced Monday night as the next Bachelorette.

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Entertainment Reporter

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