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

Sorry, but the 90-year-old tough guy doesn’t want to get high with you

All Cartoon Bears Are Black to Me

Yes, even the polar bears

Non-Lethal Policing Is a Privilege Reserved for White Suspects

In all these cases, Blackness — not the threat level of the man arrested — was the difference between life and death

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

The Complex Legacy of Black Comedians in Blackface

Monumental Racism: The KKK Member Who Carved Mount Rushmore

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

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

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

The Strange and Beautiful Blackness of OutKast

It’s Long Past Time We Make Juneteenth a National Holiday

Every Plantation in the Country Should Be Turned Into a Slavery Museum