“It’s on people who care about being allies to do the work to be truly antiracist. “I think the best way to put it is that we can have critical conversations about being in this relationship and what I need in a partner – especially if that woman isn’t Black – to understand what comes with me and my life and being Black,” he said.
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine, James said they are trying to make things work. The first Black “Bachelor” and the woman he chose to receive the final rose had a very public breakup after photos of her at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018 surfaced and made the rounds on social media. Matt James isn’t ready to give up on his relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell
