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Zaron Burnett III

Zaron Burnett is an investigative journalist and longform features writer based in Los Angeles. He covers culture, politics, race, and other perplexing mysteries for MEL.

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    I Was a Black Boy Scout. The BSA Needs to Face Its Racist History.

    The Boy Scouts of America may believe Black Lives Matter — but making Black Scouts feel welcome is a merit badge they’ve never earned

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    Angels Battle Pagans as the Outlaw Biker War Hits the Bronx

    Two rival gangs in New York City are locked in a game of escalating vengeance and bloodshed. Can the pandemic — or the law — slow them down?

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    The Return of the Self-Proclaimed Time Traveler

    They’ve come from the future for two reasons: to save us from ourselves, and to make YouTube confessionals

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    Whoever Told You Clint Eastwood Is Selling CBD Oil Is a Liar

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    All Cartoon Bears Are Black to Me

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    Non-Lethal Policing Is a Privilege Reserved for White Suspects

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    The Brief, Hustle-Fueled Life of the Tech CEO Brutally Murdered in Manhattan

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    The Complex Legacy of Black Comedians in Blackface

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    Monumental Racism: The KKK Member Who Carved Mount Rushmore

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    Mickey Mouse Proves You Can’t Erase the Racism of Blackface

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    When People Say ‘Real Americans,’ Who Do You Picture?

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    We Had a Chance With Emancipation, but the United States Quickly Failed the Black Men and Women It Freed