Chandelis Duster,

Chandelis Duster Reporter, CNN Race and Equality Team Chandelis Duster is a Reporter for CNN's Race & Equality team. She joined CNN in August 2019 as a breaking news reporter on CNN Politics, where she covered a broad range of beats including the Supreme Court, elections across America, and the US Department of Agriculture. She's revealed dozen of stories about the agency, including debt relief efforts for struggling farmers and lawsuits over loan forgiveness efforts for farmers of color. Prior to joining CNN, Duster was a reporter at NBC News covering politics, pop culture, red carpet events, race, and breaking news. During her tenure at NBC, Duster worked with NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, The Today Show, Morning Joe, and numerous other shows. Additionally she also wrote stories for and managed NBCBLK a section of NBCNews.com that focuses on the black community. Duster started her career with internships at Shoals Radio Group in Florence, Alabama and Radio One in Richmond Virginia. Then she worked for Cox Media Group (now called SummitMedia) radio stations in Richmond, Virginia, working in promotions, production, hosting events and voicing commercials. In 2018 Duster received a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists as an editor of a feature story on Jamaica's 'Barrel Children'. She was also nominated for a 2018 Salute to Excellence Award for editing a news story on Kenyan entrepreneurs in Africa's emerging 'Silicon Valley'. Duster graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and a concentration in broadcast journalism. She then earned a master's degree from American University in journalism and public affairs and a concentration in broadcast. While at American University she was a resident assistant and teacher's assistant for the POLITICO Journalism Institute. She grew up in Florence, Alabama and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/chandelis-duster

72%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

86%

Examples:

  • The author implies that African Americans did not start enslaved
  • This statement reflects a particular perspective on history that ignores the complexities of race in America's past.

Conflicts of Interest

85%

Examples:

  • Additionally, the article mentions that Barbers Hill Independent School District Superintendent Greg Poole said the ruling validated their position that the district's dress code does not violate the CROWN Act and that affirmative action is a violation of the 14th Amendment, which implies an anti-affirmative action stance. This suggests monetary bias as it may be linked to funding for schools in Texas.

Contradictions

62%

Examples:

  • About 250 officers were involved in removing the UCLA protest encampment and making over 132 arrests.
  • ]Protesters disrupted the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance commencement ceremony on Friday.[
  • University of Florida will proceed with graduation ceremony despite protests against Israel's war on Gaza, with Chancellor Ray Rodrigues urging no protests during the event.

Deceptions

47%

Examples:

  • The article uses quotes from a teacher to present their opinions as factual statements, such as 'Students feel uplifted when they learn about Black history predating racial oppression in the United States.' This is deceptive because it implies that all students share this opinion and experience.
  • The author presents statistics on how many students feel comfortable learning about certain topics without providing context for these numbers. For example, 'A smaller portion of surveyed teens, 29%, said they felt comfortable discussing sexual orientation or gender in class.' This is deceptive because it makes it seem like there is widespread agreement among teenagers when in reality this may not be the case.

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Broke On: Friday, 23 February 2024 A new survey by Pew Research Center reveals that 41% of public K-12 teachers have experienced negative impacts from culture wars surrounding education and programs related to race, gender, and sexual orientation. The majority (60%) believe parents should not be able to opt out of learning about racism or racial inequality in school even if it conflicts with their beliefs. Only 34% think students should be allowed to opt out of these topics while a smaller majority (23%) believes that slavery is part of American history but no longer affects the position of Black people in society. About 14% said they shouldn't have any influence on this topic at all.
Darryl George's Dreadlock Suspension Upheld in Texas School District, CROWN Act Not Violated

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Broke On: Friday, 23 February 2024 A Black student in Texas was suspended from school for having dreadlocks that exceeded the district's hair length regulations. The CROWN Act aims to prevent race-based discrimination based on an individual's hair texture or protective style, but it does not prohibit students from wearing locs hairstyles. In a ruling on Thursday, State District Judge Chap Cain III ruled in favor of the Barbers Hill Independent School District and determined that their rules about hair length do not violate the CROWN Act.