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The Bachelor Casting: "It Was a Long Time Coming"
Finally, some progress is being made within the Bachelor franchise. After 40 seasons, 18 years, one Black Bachelorette, many tweets, many podcasts, many articles, and a petition nearing 90,000 signatures, ABC announced that Matt James has been cast as the first Black Bachelor. The move is an interesting one for multiple reasons. Normally, Bachelor leads are chosen from the contestants of the most recent or at least a previous season, and normally, they're chosen after the most recent season of The Bachelorette.