ABC names first black ‘Bachelorette’

… Pablo Galavis was the first Latino Bachelor in 2013), would more broadly reflect the diversity of society. ABC Entertainment chief Channing Dungey, the first African American to head programming at a major broadcast network, expressed her commitment …

New ‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay Talks About…

Rachel Lindsay, a Texas attorney and current contestant on Nick Viall’s The Bachelor , was officially revealed as the next Bachelorette on Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! As The Hollywood Reporter reported earlier Monday , the network cast Lindsay as its first black lead in 33 combined seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette . Though the star of the next cycle is usually announced after the current season has wrapped, ABC broke tradition by revealing the news weeks before the finale.