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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I wasn’t at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the #ArtemisII launch, but witnessing it from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center was incredible. It was even more special that I shared this historic moment with my mom for her first NASA launch… and she made it on TV. 😆🚀. My mama is a star y’all!

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today is Worldwide Endometriosis Day. I’ve been feeling emotional throughout the month, tearing up frequently, but today, the floodgates are open. I attended the first Worldwide Endometriosis March to advocate for awareness of the disease in March 2014.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

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.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

“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.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A note worth keeping close today. 🤍

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

During #DSTConvention2025 I met my Soror and civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. She is a Freedom Rider and participated in more than 50 sit-ins and demonstrations during the Civil Rights Movement. I told her, “Thank you for everything you did.” She responded, “I did it for all of us.”

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is suing the Trump administration over National Guard deployment to LA, civil rights orgs respond to Trump travel ban and more of my reporting in this week’s “The C-Note” newsletter. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/chandeli...

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

While this is the end of a chapter in NN history, it is the beginning of new era. Congratulations Lester. Can’t wait to see you on Dateline more. Our interview from 2018 here: lnkd.in/ed_Gpz_j

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Tonight is the end of an era. Lester Holt will sign off as anchor of NBC Nightly News. It is a privilege of a lifetime & honor to have played a small part in NN history during his tenure: Running scripts for his show, helping with the rundowns and even shooting video that aired on his show in 2016.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Are tariffs working like the Trump administration has promised? “Not one bit,” according to @econchrisclarke.bsky.social. More on how the U.S.-China agreement affects your money and the lasting impact of tariffs at the link: open.substack.com/pub/chandeli...

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

“The C-Note” newsletter is out! Read and subscribe at the link below. open.substack.com/pub/chandeli...

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

In a special edition of "The C-Note," I share my fact check for The Emancipator on President Trump's first 100 days. Read below: open.substack.com/pub/chandeli...

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The latest edition of my newsletter is out. Subscribe (for free or upgrade) and get caught up at the link below. chandelis.substack.com #news #ChandelisReports #TheCNote

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I spoke with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens about the impact of federal funding cuts and tariffs on businesses, HBCUs, affordable housing and more. Full interview at chandelis.substack.com #chandelisreports #news

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Oh my goodness! My publication is one of the Top sources for news on Substack, coming in at #79 out of 100 since launching TWO weeks ago. And it’s still rising! 😭 Thank you to everyone who has subscribed so far. Let’s keep it going! Subscribe for free (or upgrade) and share: chandelis.substack.com

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Subscribe, support and share story ideas for “The C-Note.” chandelis.substack.com (3/3)

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

It’s a planet parade! All 7 planets are present in the sky right now. Go outside and look to the west. Grab a telescope to help you find Uranus, Neptune and Saturn. www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I come from a family of firsts and I am grateful for the dedication of my parents to Florence, Alabama citizens as first responders. I am in awe of their resilience and loving spirit despite everything they went through. Proud of you both and ❤️ you forever. #BlackHistoryMonth

Joe Duster, first Black firefighter, fire inspector and fire truck engineer in Florence, Alabama, and Ethelene Duster, first Black deputy director of the Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

And Happy #BlackHistoryMonth to my mother, Ethelene Duster, who became Florence, AL’s 1st Black deputy director of the Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency in 1984. Here is a photo of her by the NWS with other EMA Directors on January 30, 2003 at the Weather Field Office in Huntsville, AL.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Happy Birthday and Happy Black History Month to my dad, Joe Duster! He became Florence, Alabama's first Black firefighter on September 21, 1981. And my dad broke more ceilings: He was also the city’s first Black lieutenant fire inspector and first Black fire truck engineer. ❤️ #BlackHistoryMonth

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

A joint statement by the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police released tonight regarding January 6 pardons and pardons by President Biden. The FOP endorsed President Trump during the 2024 election.

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Oh, to be a Delta girl. Happy Founders Day to my beautiful Sorors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated! Today, we are celebrating 112 years of sisterhood, scholarship, service, and social action. ❤️🔺🤍 #TogetherWeRiseDST #DST112 #ForwardWithFortitude #DST1913

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

In a 5-4 ruling, the high court wrote in part the “burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial in light of the trial court’s stated intent to impose a sentence of ‘unconditional discharge’ after a brief virtual hearing.”

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Chandelis Duster @chandelis.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Please share this for those in the Richmond, Virginia area who are without water because of a water crisis: Some YMCAs are opening their doors for those who would like to shower, according to a post by Henrico County Government. Locations listed below:

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