Xavier Prather, a Milwaukee-centered attorney, was crowned the winner of CBS’ “Big Brother” Wednesday, producing record as the very first Black player to occur out on major considering that the actuality/competition collection premiered in 2000.
Prather, 27, was selected by a nine-member jury of contestants who experienced been “evicted” from the Significant Brother house this period. Coming in second position was basic safety officer Derek Frazier, whose father is late boxing legend Joe Frazier.
Both of those had been members of The Cookout, a mystery all-Black alliance of 6 gamers who bonded at the starting of the time with the purpose of producing absolutely sure that a Black player would earn the grand prize of $750,000.
The alliance sparked anger from some lovers of the sequence, who accused the exhibit and CBS of supporting “reverse racism.”
“Big Brother” has been regularly marred due to the fact its initial time by accusations of of racism, bullying and insensitivity in its cure of Black houseguests. The casts of its previous seasons have been predominantly white.
This season showcased the most diverse cast in the show’s background, many thanks to an get issued final 12 months by CBS Chief Govt George Cheeks in response to the protests for racial justice the arrived in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Cheeks requested that the casts of all the network’s unscripted displays be 50% BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and Individuals of Shade).
