by Jim Heath | Sep 29, 2021 | Entertainment, Reality TV
It’s been long overdue as Big Brother finally crowned its first ever Black champion, after a groundbreaking season. Xavier Prather, a lawyer and model from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received all 9 votes from fellow houseguests, securing him the $750,000 grand prize,...
by Jim Heath | Sep 28, 2021 | Entertainment, Reality TV
Former Big Brother winner Derrick Levasseur has acknowledged past seasons of the hit reality TV show have lacked in diversity. Speaking on ‘The Winner’s Circle’ podcast, Levasseur said that as ‘a white male’ he didn’t have much of a...
by Jim Heath | Sep 9, 2021 | Entertainment, Reality TV
For the first time in Big Brother’s history on CBS, all white contestants have been systematically eliminated from the show with weeks to go until the season finale. During the first couple of days in the house, Derek Frazier, Tiffany Mitchell, Azah Awasum, and...
by Jim Heath | Aug 6, 2021 | Entertainment, Reality TV
What a difference a year and a diverse cast makes. This time last year on Big Brother All-Stars, Cody Calafiore was leading an all-white group of players called ‘The Committee’ that had already voted out the one Muslim player, and would eventually send packing the...
by Jim Heath | Feb 7, 2021 | Entertainment, Reality TV
After years of criticism, CBS today announced the most diverse cast in Big Brother’s history. This year’s crop of contestants is noticeably less white than previous seasons, after CBS pledged last November that Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)...
by Jim Heath | Aug 12, 2020 | Entertainment, Reality TV
The CBS reality show Big Brother has dealt with charges of racism for years, but this season the network promises a more diverse cast. Minority contestants have struggled to gain traction in the show, often put in the Big Brother house with an overwhelming number of...
