About Anne @Annedavenport
Anne Azzi Davenport is the Senior Coordinating Producer of Canvas.
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Arts Jun 26
On Broadway, Black artists push for racial equityAs the Black Lives Matter movement strengthens nationwide, calls are increasing for equity in all sectors of American life -- including on Broadway. An all-star cast of Black theater artists has launched a new effort, Black Theatre United, that aims…
Arts Jun 24
Summer reading lists for young people at a time of crisisAmid dual national crises of a pandemic and outrage over racism and police brutality, books provide opportunities both to learn more and to find distraction from reality. Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Jason Reynolds, the Library of Congress’ ambassador for…
Arts Jun 17
Connecting through art when a pandemic keeps us apartAmerican artists of all kinds are responding to the pandemic with new creations. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the art can serve as both a call to action and a means of healing -- for maker and audience alike. The story…
Arts Jun 16
Mary Chapin Carpenter on ‘Songs from Home’ and a new album as a tonic for the timesFive-time Grammy-winner Mary Chapin Carpenter has sold 15 million records and was scheduled to spend the summer touring and releasing a new album. But when the pandemic hit, she shifted to "Songs from Home" online, attracting a huge following. In…
Nation Jun 01
Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests’ hope and despairFor analysis of the deeper systemic issues that are underlying the country’s civic unrest, Judy Woodruff talks to Roxane Gay, a noted essayist and author whose work frequently addresses issues of race, identity and privilege; Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning playwright…
Arts May 27
Remembering influential AIDS activist Larry KramerPlaywright and pioneering AIDS activist Larry Kramer has died of pneumonia at age 84. He fought for greater resources and awareness of HIV, as well as for gay rights, during the 1980s and 1990s. Kramer was also a novelist and…
Arts May 25
How Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series offers ‘a sense of community’During this pandemic, people have turned to streaming entertainment services in record numbers. One of the bingeable offerings available is “Never Have I Ever,” a new series on Netflix from actor and producer Mindy Kaling. Amna Nawaz talks to one…
Arts May 15
Commencement messages for graduates in an age of uncertaintyArts May 13
How Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘Songs of Comfort’ are inspiring musical collaborationThe ‘Songs of Comfort’ project world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma launched on social media continues to expand in new directions. Jeffrey Brown looks at the growing collaboration in these mini performances, as tough times bring people together through music -- and…
Arts May 11
The NewsHour’s family of furry friendsAmidst these difficult times, we wanted to acknowledge the outpouring of interest in the furry creatures who keep some of us company, on- and off-camera, and those pets who are becoming part of the NewsHour family on social media, too.
