Rachel Lindsay
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 39 |
| Date of birth | April 21,1985 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Dallas |
| Texas | |
| United States | |
| Height | 163 (cm) |
| Parents | Sam A. Lindsay |
| Kathy Lindsay | |
| Job | Lawyer |
| TV Personality | |
| Education | Marquette University |
| The University of Texas at Austin | |
| Movies/Shows | The Bachelor Winter Games |
| The Bachelorette: Thats my girl | |
| Spous | Bryan Abasolo |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Marquette University | |
| JD | |
| Siblings | Constance Lindsay |
| Nationality | American |
| Nominations | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 549371 |
Rachel Lindsay Life story
Rachel Lynn Lindsay-Abasolo is an American media personality and attorney. She is best known for her role as a contestant on the twenty-first season of ABC's The Bachelor and as the lead of its spinoff, The Bachelorette, in its thirteenth season. She was the first African-American lead in the Bachelor franchise.
The Bachelor: ABC casts first black man in hit dating show
For the First Time in its history, The Bachelor , ABC's highly Popular Reality series with a black lead.
Matt James, a 28-year-old Real Estate broker, will be made known to the star in The Next season, ABC on Friday, after mounting criticism about a lack of diversity.
The Show is almost two decades of history-seen, mostly-white casts, with only a black star in its sister Spin-Off, The Bachelorette , in the year 2017.
Mr James called his casting "a step in The Right direction".
"I don't think that it's always the wrong time, The Right thing," said Mr. James said in an interview with Good Morning America on Friday.
the pressure for The Hit dating show to cast a black lead, in The Last days, in the midst of the ongoing racial reckoning in the United States, instigated by The Killing of George Floyd last month.
An online petition signed by More Than 86,000 people called for the TV network to "reflect and honor the ethnic diversity of Our Country ," and cast a Black Bachelor for his upcoming season, in addition to casting black, indigenous and people of color in at least 35% of the competitors rolls.
The First and only black star of The Bachelorette , Rachel Lindsay , who is now married, to win the competitor of your season, told Good Morning America that she had hoped a "pioneer" for The Franchise , and was disappointed at the lack of progress since.
"In The Last three years, there has been not really made the changes," She Said .
Since it began in 2002, The Franchise has broadcast 40 Seasons - 24-Bachelor's degree, 15 for The Bachelorette - the cultivation of a loyal fan base and equally committed audience.
The Last season finale, season 24, The Bachelor , aired in March, had around 8. 5 Million Viewers.
Mr James was originally cast as a competitor on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette starring Clare Crawley , the was postponed, because of the Corona Virus outbreak.
"When filming could not move, like pre-planned, we were given the advantage of time to Matt to know and all were in agreement, he would have said a perfect "Bachelor" Karey Burke, President of ABC Entertainment, in a statement.
"We know that we have a responsibility to ensure that the stories about love, said we see on the screen are representative of life for The World We Live in," Ms Burke.
In 2012, two would-be participants brought a class-action lawsuit against The Show for Racial Discrimination , arguing its lack of diversity was to minimize a conscious effort "to, The Risk of alienating their majority-white audience". The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed by a judge Who Said The Show had The Right to cast, as desired, under The First amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which includes freedom of Speech .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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