Chandelis Duster
🎙️ Journalist heard and read on NPR, CNN & NBC
🎓 VCU & American U Alumna
🔺 Woman of ΔΣΘ
🎗️ Endometriosis Survivor
🏠 Made in Alabama
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- Just finished shoveling a 6-car driveway BY MYSELF. I’m that girl 💪🏾.
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- “You’ve gotta shift your brain out of alert mode… be intentional about how you decompress.” In this week’s The C-Note, licensed counselor Dr. A’tasha Christian shares how journalists can manage mental health in a nonstop news cycle and how everyone can stay informed without burning out.
- Hello, 2026? We’d like a refund. Your nervous system is fried and your last nerve has packed a bag. I talked to licensed professional counselor Dr. A'tasha Christian about how you (and journalists too) can stay grounded when the world is on fire. Listen below and wherever you get your podcasts.
- Happy Founders Day to my beautiful Sorors and Line Sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated! I am honored to be part our illustrious sisterhood and powerful legacy. Today, we are celebrating 113 years and I’m grateful for the 22 dynamic visionaries who came before me. ❤️🔺🤍 #DST113 #DST1913
- “We the people are pissed.” In this week’s The C‑Note, I share my NPR reporting on nationwide protests sparked by the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, updates on USPS price changes, and a reminder to stay grounded through the chaos. 📬 Tap in here:
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- You don’t need another New Year’s resolution. You need intention. In my first reflection of the year, I invite you to stop wasting energy on the what & start focusing on the why. Listen below to hear why intention is the compass you actually need not another resolution to do 10,000 pushups a day.
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- The holidays are hard for some people. Please be kind. You never know what someone is going through. One small action or word can send someone over the edge. Praying for everyone grieving or hurting this season. 🙏🏾
- Don’t perform for the new year. Begin for real. Here is a reflection on what it means to start again — with courage. Whether it’s a dream delayed or a plan you paused…It’s okay to begin again.
- If you’re about to wrap up a self-help book someone didn’t ask for…Put. It. Down. 😅 Listen to my minicast below for your permission slip to do better. It’s not the thought that counts — It’s the INTENT that counts.
- Spoke with Colin Kaepernick about his program Lumi Story AI at Prince George’s County Public Schools’ launch of the initiative. **Disclaimer: I am not an employee of WUSA9, but in the spirit of journalism teamwork, I held their mic to help capture clean audio while still asking my own questions.
- A streaky situation is unfolding in space… Read more in this week’s edition of my newsletter, The C-Note, below.
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- A friendly reminder as you shop this holiday season. Please do not stress yourself out trying to buy the “perfect gift.” Download it and listen to it whenever you feel discouraged while shopping.
- You don’t have unlimited funds or flying reindeer — and that’s perfectly fine. 🎧 Listen below and wherever you get your podcasts for a reminder to give yourself permission to spend with purpose and protect your peace.
- If you are a Black woman and worked for the federal government but lost your job, I would like to hear your story. Please reach out to me in the DM or by email at chandelisreports@gmail.com.
- More than 800 flights leaving and coming to Chicago O'Hare International Airport have been cancelled today. Read more of my reporting on the winter storm for @npr.org below:
- Sometimes the deepest form of gratitude isn’t a speech, it’s a pause. Listen below for a reminder that as you gather with family and loved ones this week… that’s where thanksgiving begins. And while you’re at it, check out the latest edition of my newsletter that went live on Monday.
- BREAKING: President Trump said he has signed legislation requiring the release of Epstein files.
- Soooo…I did a thing. I launched a mini podcast. 😬🤭 As a journalist, I spend most days chasing “what happened.” But sometimes the story we need most is within us. That’s why I’m creating a midweek moment to remind ourselves of what matters. Check out the latest reflection & on Apple, Spotify, etc.
- BREAKING: The House has passed a bill to reopen the government. The vote was 222-209. President Trump is set to sign the bill into law tonight.
- Most days, I chase the story. Today, I’m telling the one that slows us down. The C-Note: A Note to Carry — my new midweek reflection series — is live. Because peace deserves a headline too. 🎧 Listen below:
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- Thinking of my former NBC News colleagues and everyone impacted by today's layoffs. I know how hard this is. I'm not a hiring manager, but please reach out if you need support, a connection, or just someone to talk to.
- China's Foreign Minister Lin Jian told NPR he was unaware of arrests of Zion Church leaders. "The Chinese government manages religious affairs in accordance with the law, protects citizens' freedom of religious belief and normal religious activities," Lin said. My reporting for @npr.org:
- “We will share the good news of Jesus Christ no matter what.” Pastor Sean Long of Zion Church told me that as Chinese authorities crack down on the underground church. This week’s newsletter moves from China to D.C. — faith, politics, and why you were never meant to fit everywhere. Read more ⬇️
- "Reacting to this would require me to waste my time watching it, and like the millions of Americans who have tuned out from SNL, I have more entertaining things to do - like watch paint dry," White House Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told me.
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- “It would require turning off 20 space missions in space now that are returning good science. Literally just turning them off and letting them tumble into the darkness.” @caseydreier.bsky.social at @planetarysociety.bsky.social warns what could happen if proposed NASA science cuts take place.
- “It would require turning off 20 space missions in space now that are returning good science. Literally just turning them off and letting them tumble into the darkness.” That’s what Casey Dreier of the Planetary Society told me about the proposed NASA science cuts. Read more below:
- #LawAndOrderSVU got me in my feelings and we’re only 15 mins into the new season. Cragen. “I love you.” What???? 😭 #SVU
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- “The ache isn’t a sign that I made the wrong choice; it’s proof of the depth of what I endured. It’s the echo of transformation.” That’s what I write in The C-Note, marking three years since my hysterectomy. I also report on Palestine being recognized as a state and a radioactive food recall.
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- “We have done nothing but are still being punished. How can we be safe if violence decides to target us for no reason?” That’s what an Alabama State University student told me after terror threats hit HBCU campuses following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Read more in my newsletter below:
- A note worth keeping close today. 🤍
- In this week’s edition of my newsletter, I share a more personal report on the confusion surrounding the updated COVID-19 vaccines — and how it’s affecting not only the public, but me and my own family. You can read it at the link below:
- Vehicles in other markets, including Canada and Mexico, will also be recalled, a spokesperson for Chryslers parent company Stellantis told me.
- Data between postal operators shows that traffic dropped 81% on Aug. 29 compared to a week earlier, according to the agency. More of my reporting below:
- My latest reporting for NPR.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary, just said during a hearing on Capitol Hill, that he does not know how many Americans died because of COVID-19.
- Trying to scam someone out of money on their birthday is nasty work. Scamming someone out of money is just nasty work period.
- It’s my birthday! 🎂 and this week’s The C-Note newsletter is live: flying risks, Osaka vs. Gauff, and a note on what birthdays keep teaching me. Read at the link below:
- New Hampshire State Police said in a statement they were investigating a domestic violence incident on I-93 in Manchester before 10 p.m. ET when the crash occurred on the other side of the interstate. My reporting below.
- Some places will see temperatures reaching over 100 degrees with little relief at night. Stay safe and hydrated everyone. My latest reporting for NPR:
- WH Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told me this when I asked about the protest and attendees who said they are fearful of the National Guard presence in DC: “Only DC liberals would be upset about efforts to stop violent crime - hopefully they were paid well to beclown themselves in public like this."
