Online, more than 75,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org demanding for representation and a set of actions to help combat racism like "giving equitable screen time to BIPOC contestants," "feature BIPOC contestants, including their experiences as BIPOC, on the show as storylines" and above all, "cast a black bachelor as season 25 lead."

Now, as the show is attempting to turn the page with James at the helm, Lindsay says it's a start; however, there's still so much work to be done.

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"I want producers of color," she said. "I would like for them to cast leads that are interested in dating outside of their race, aren't just getting their experience for the first time on national TV. I need the acknowledgement of that, not putting a Band-Aid over the situation and just saying, 'Here, we're gonna put this here, are you happy now?'"

Burke, the president of ABC Entertainment, said the network is committed to "continue to take action" in terms of bringing diversity into the franchise.

"We know we have a responsibility to make sure the love stories we're seeing onscreen are representative of the world we live in and we are proudly in service to our audience," she said in a statement. "We will continue to take action with regard to diversity issues on this franchise. We feel so privileged to have Matt as our first black Bachelor, and we cannot wait to embark on this journey with him."

'The Bachelor' names Matt James as franchise's 1st black bachelor originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.com