KFC Selects David Alan Grier as First African-American Colonel Sanders

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KFC’s Colonel Sanders will look just a little different the next time you see him. And by different, we mean Black.

The company has selected David Alan Grier to be the First African American Colonel Sanders in their upcoming campaign.

David tweeted the good news:

Breaking News: David Alan Grier has been cast as the first African American Colonel Sanders in the new KFC ad campaign. #KFC

— David Alan Grier AKA #LeonMusk (@davidalangrier) March 3, 2016

This is awesome. However, you already know KFC’s going to get a lot of ‘complaints.’

[via The Hollywood Reporter]

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