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The Bachelor

Misee Harris would like to be the first black "Bachelorette"

Is America ready for a black 'Bachelorette'?

Ama Yawson
OPINION - In the eight seasons of ABC’s 'The Bachelorette,' the bachelorettes have always been beautiful. They have always been intelligent. They have always been warm and friendly. They have also always been white...
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Christopher Johnson, left, and Nathaniel Claybrooks answer questions at a news conference, in Nashville, Tenn. A federal judge on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 dismissed a lawsuit filed by Johnson and Claybrooks, who claimed “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” discriminated against persons of color by failing to select non-whites for central roles in the popular ABC series. The judge ruled that casting decisions are protected by the First Amendment. ( AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Judge dismisses 'Bachelor' discrimination case

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a case filed by two black men who claimed ABC's "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" discriminated against casting participants of color...
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Paul Janke 'The Bachelor' attends the Bachelor Party at Cafe Keese on February 22, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Christian Augustin/Getty Images)

Who cares if 'The Bachelor' is black?

Kia Miakka Natisse
OPINION - According to the defendants, it's their right not to cast people of color, and they won't be forced to feel bad about that...
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'Bachelor' producers planning 1st amendment defense

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Two Tennessee citizens brought attention to the nearly all white make-up of 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette'...
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Lawsuit brings attention to 'The Bachelor' and race

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NEW YORK (AP) - The nearly all-white racial makeup of the series (and its spinoff, 'The Bachelorette') has simmered as an issue for years...
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'Bachelor' diversity lawsuit: Dumb or long overdue?

Demetria Irwin
OPINION - For some reason 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette' producers are stuck in some strange bizarro world of all white everything...
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Lamar Hurd hopes to become the first black 'Bachelor'

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VIDEO - After 16 seasons on television, Portland sportscaster Lamar Hurd hopes to become the first black man to be ABC's 'The Bachelor'...
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'The Bachelor' brand's unofficial ban on blacks

Zerlina Maxwell
OPINION - In the combined 22 seasons of 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette' there have been no people of color chosen by ABC for the title role of either show...
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Marines ask: Will you go to the dance with me?

Jaquen Castellanos
VIDEO - The trend started with Sgt. Scott Moore, currently serving in Musa Qala, Afghanistan. He put up a video on youtube a few weeks ago asking 'Friends With Benefits' star Mila Kunis...
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