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" My father is the CEO, and there's no question he is my boss. But we work very much in tandem. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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" They couldn't have a little kid occupying an important spot on the front row, so I sat in the back where all the models changed clothes. I remember vividly the rustling and the rush of the fabrics of the clothes and the swoosh of textures and color as they went by. I was in the back, but I had a front-row seat, in my opinion. "

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" We have to tell our story at 'Ebony' and 'Jet' like no one else can. We have the authenticity; we have the believability. And I think that's what we have to own. "

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" I would describe my mother as a steel magnolia. She was very intelligent, very persuasive. "

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" 'Ebony' is an integral part of my life, and I think it's very exciting to be able to help to move the brand forward. "

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" I think you will find that a lot of young African-Americans are really searching for, 'Who am I?' and 'Where did I come from?' and 'What is my past?' "

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" You should never walk out of the house and not feel good about you. "

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" We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women. "

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" There's nothing you can't wear. There's nothing you can't do. "

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" Fairness and equality means that what you are never limits who you can be. It means that a young African-American man like my father can start a business with $500 and a dream. It means that a young African-American woman like my mother can walk into European fashion houses with her head held high and be treated with respect. "

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" Almost 63 years ago, my father, John Johnson, named the publication 'Jet' because, as he said in the first issue, 'In the world today, everything is moving faster. There is more news and far less time to read it.' He could not have spoken truer words. We are not saying goodbye to 'Jet'; we are embracing the future as my father did in 1951. "

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" We are well-positioned to continue my father's legacy and move these businesses forward in the future. "

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" We kept everything: every major event that's happened to African-Americans since 1945, with 'Ebony' as a repository for all those photographs and as a voice for all that happened. "

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" We're expanding 'Ebony' and 'Jet' on the digital side to attract and maintain a younger audience. "

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" The bitter might be just an initial reaction of, 'Oh my goodness, it's sold,' but not really understanding fully that I will be chairman emeritus of the new company, which is Ebony Media Operations. It is African-American led and owned, and I have a seat on the board, and I also have an equity position in the company, so I'm still there. "

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" We're the curator for the African-American experience for the past, present and future. That's my job. "

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" Along with my father, Mandela is my hero. "

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" I don't know about you, but I've never been able to go into a store and buy a pair of jeans off the rack that fit perfectly. "

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" I'm an outgoing person. Once my parents passed away, it was just my daughter and myself. So, really, my friends are my family. "

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" In light of the overall economic challenges that are affecting many, including our potential corporate sponsors, we have arrived at a most difficult decision to cancel Ebony Fashion Fair's fall 2009 season. "

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" We're not trying to push the real provocative edge. "

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" I think the most challenging aspect from my father's perspective was probably getting advertising. He really did pattern 'Ebony' after 'Look' and 'Life' magazines. "

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" It was the Cosby family on the cover, but overlaid on that, it appeared to be a shattered glass. So it really wasn't just about the shattering of the Huxtables: it was really a shattering of the black family. And it was a question about that and where do we stand on that. "

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" My family has always made Chicago our home, and I care deeply about the values our company has espoused for decades. "

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" The magazines were born out of a need that my parents saw: that there were no magazines that really spoke to black people. 'Ebony' wrote about architects and artists, the share cropper who sent his nine kids to college, real African Americans at a time when everyone else only covered them as entertainers and athletes. "

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" We know in our hearts that none of us get ahead when some of us are stuck with second-class status. "

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" I am delighted to resume the leadership of both companies. "

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