{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"An essay on the importance of interracial friendships","publication_date":"October 19, 2020","summary":"In a year when racism has been front and center in Americans' minds, how can we break out of our own orbits to understand the life experiences of other people -- especially those of other races? Author and journalist Christine Pride shares her humble opinion on why it's important to seek out friends of different races.","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/10\/36aa0030cde7a40fa8006441eef71be1-truefriends-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}