The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay Details Her ''Peaceful'' and ''Beautiful'' Protesting Experience

The Bachelor to do better when it comes to diversity—even calling it to be affiliated with the series. (She is the show’s only Black Bachelorette.

Rachel Lindsay is proud that the Bachelor franchise finally has cast a black lead for the upcoming season of 25, there is still a lot of work to be done, she explained during Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Wednesday, June 19.“I did have a racist contestant on my season,” Lindsay, 35, told host Andy Cohen, but did not want to reveal who she was referring to.

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 is prepared to cut ties with "The Bachelor" franchise. Lindsay, 35, is the only black person to have led a season of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette," and now she's calling for more diversity within the franchise.

AfterBuzz on Friday.“If we’re going around talking about Black Lives Matter and what’s important and how we need systemic change … well then let’s talk about systemic change when it comes to ‘The Bachelor.’ We got to change some things there, too,” Lindsay said.Calling the long-running franchise’s output “whitewashed,” the first — and only — black lead in the “Bachelor” universe said, “I think that they have to, at this point, give us a black ‘Bachelor’ for Season 25. You have to.

Rachel Lindsay is absolutely fed up with The Bachelor franchise’s lack of diversity.

—she will not continue working with the franchise if changes aren't made. “I can’t," Rachel said to the outlet.

As fans of Bachelor Nation know, Rachel Lindsay was the very first black Bachelorette on the show ever! That being said, amid fierce protests against racial discrimination in America, the star is demanding more diversity on the show that made her famous. Rachel admitted that she is pretty embarrassed to be associated with a series that suffers from such a serious lack of racial and ethnic diversity when it comes to its cast.

It took until The Bachelorette season 13 for the ABC franchise to cast an African American lead in 2017. Now Rachel Lindsay, 35, is speaking out about how her show — as well as The Bachelor — are “white-washed.” Rachel initially appeared as a contestant on season 21 of The Bachelor competing for Nick Viall‘s heart, and is upset how that show has yet to cast a black male in the title role.

Rachel Lindsay is speaking out about the lack of diversity in the Bachelor franchise.

Rachel Lindsay is done. The former Bachelorette, who is the franchise’s only black lead since its 2002 debut, is demanding change, and she won’t continue to work with them if it doesn’t happen.“I can’t.

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.

 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.”

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

Rachel Lindsay and her husband, Bryan Abasolo, joined thousands of other people across the U.S. who protested the death of George Floyd over the weekend.