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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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We Finally Know Who’s Behind That Viral Sugar Daddy Scam Account

Back in April, I examined the curious case of TheSugarDad1, a mysterious social media presence whose popular Twitter account boasted more than 360,000 followers. Known…

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Is Shaft Still the Icon of Blackness He Used to Be?: A Roundtable

Shaft’s back, y’all! The man with the greatest theme song in the history of movies returns to the big screen today. This latest installment follows…

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Ava DuVernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Is a Blistering, Vital Study in Empathy

In her new Netflix series When They See Us, filmmaker Ava DuVernay shows the audience an undeniable truth for people of color in America: Our…

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There’s a Hilarious Ongoing Meme War Between Ford and Chevy Truck Owners

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Understanding Black Boyz Through the Empathetic Lens of John Singleton

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Why Black ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Need #DemThrones

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Is The Sugar Daddy Who Gives Away Tens of Thousands of Dollars On Twitter Real?

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A Conversation Between Black Men of Different Generations About Dating White Women

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What It Means When You Die a Half-Made Man

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The Perfect Irony That ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Film Was Also a Real-Life Scam

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Doing It Her Way: A Conversation With 6 Women About Their Erotic Fantasies

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The NASA Genius Biohacker Trying to Bring Gene Editing to Your Living Room