The announcement follows vocal criticism from RachelLindsay, who until now, had been TheBachelor franchise's lone black lead since the dating competition series first debuted in 2002
The 28-year-old real estate broker, entrepreneur and community organization founder has been tapped as the season 25 lead following days of renewed pressure about the franchise's lack of diversity. James was previously set to be a contestant onbefore production was shutdown in March and postponed indefinitely amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement follows vocal criticism from Rachel Lindsay, who until now, had been the franchise's lone black lead since the dating competition series first debuted in 2002. Lindsay earlier this week penned an in which she called for the franchise's "systemic racism" to be addressed.
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