Col. Sanders is still white. African American comedian David Alan Grier won't be playing Col. Harland Sanders anytime soon. KFC made the announcement after Grier posted the new role on Twitter in ...

UPDATED, Thursday 2:51 p.m.: As it turns out, it looks like David Alan Grier won’t be assuming the role of Colonel Sanders after all.. KFC executive Kevin Hochman told the New York Daily News ...

KFC is doubling down on Colonel Sanders, for the first time casting a black man to play the chicken chain's founder. Comedian David Alan Grier announced on Twitter that he has been cast as the ...