Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay Opens Up About Attending ‘Peaceful’ Protest for George Floyd: ‘It Hit Me So Hard’

Rachel Lindsay, 35, is talking about the hateful racism she encountered as the first Black Bachelorette. “[I got it] from the audience…a lot of nasty messages trolling,” Rachel admitted to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. “I definitely experienced it when it came to picking the men. My husband [Bryan Abasolo] is Colombian so I got a lot of racism towards the fact that we were in an interracial relationship,” she added.

Rachel Lindsay and her husband, Bryan Abasalo, have been forced to make race a topic of conversation in their relationship as an interracial couple.“People were not receptive to our relationship at the end of [The Bachelorette],” Lindsay, 35, told Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, June 9. “So, we’ve always had to develop a thick skin and figure out how to navigate this world as an interracial couple.

Thousands of people have taken the streets, from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to Miami, and beyond, to protest against racial injustice and police brutality in the U.S. The national outrage is in response to the death of George Floyd and other black citizens who have died in the hands of police.

Amid national outrage over the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, thousands of people have taken the streets to protest demanding justice for Floyd and other black citizens who have died in the hands of police.Dominican-American Amara La Negra (real name: Diana de los Santos) was among the protestors who marched in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in Miami over the weekend.

star Porsha Williams has always a «heart for the people,» but the recent protests following the death of George Floyd have moved her to take to the streets in protest.

On Wednesday, Trina started to trend high on social media as many fans expressed their disappointment in some of her recent comments about the protests that have been going on in response to the killing of George Floyd.

Take a knee at 6pm to protest against racism

Amber Riley used the power of music and her voice to peacefully protest in California on June 2. The former Glee star, 34, shared a video of her belting out Beyonce‘s anthem, “Freedom” while surrounded by chanting protesters. “What an honor,” she captioned her post, adding the hashtags, “#blacklivesmatter,” “#defundthepolice,” and “prosecutekillercops.”

 Camila Cabello  and  Shawn Mendes  joined protesters on Sunday following the tragic death of Minneapolis man, George Floyd. The couple went out to show their support in Miami, where they have been self-isolating with Camila’s family, after the city opened up again following an overnight curfew.

Rachel Lindsay and her husband Bryan Abasolo were among the thousands of people who police brutality and the murder of George Floyd over the weekend. The former Bachelorette opened up about her experience during her podcast (via ) telling her co-host Van Lathan that “It was beautiful to see so many people in unity marching and protesting for what they believed in and the injustices they’re facing in this country.”

Reflecting on the killing of George Floyd and all the other black victims of police brutality, celebrities from the music industry have come together to participate in a day of silent Blackout Tuesday protest. Various celebs are observing the silent protest in solidarity with the black community days after Floyd's death at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

Ellen DeGeneres took to her social media handle a few hours ago and expressed her anguish over George Floyd's death amidst the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the US. The popular talk show host shared an emotional video with her fans addressing the issue and pleading for peace and communication.

Halsey came to the aid of an injured man at a protest calling for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The 46-year-old Minneapolis man died on May 25 after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes.

Rachel Lindsay is opening up about her experience in attending a peaceful protest in honor of George Floyd over the weekend.