{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How the 1st Black head of a major publishing house wants to change the industry","publication_date":"July 14, 2020","summary":"In the wake of protests against systemic racism in the U.S., many industries are reexamining past practices and facing questions about their own racial biases. One new effort puts a spotlight on the world of publishing. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Simon & Schuster's Dana Canedy, the first Black person to head a major publishing house, for our ongoing series about arts and culture, Canvas.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/07\/70903970daba180e68b6c5500ab28646-balancingthebooks-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}