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" We like to keep it short. If a story warrants more in-depth coverage, we will do it. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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" I have always drawn strength from my late mother's life. When Eunice Johnson set up the first major fashion show for African-American audiences more than 50 years ago, she did so at a time when black Americans, especially black women, were still fighting for a seat at the table - any table. "

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" I am struck by the memories of all of the fantastic Links ladies who worked so hard to host the Ebony Fashion Fair shows. "

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" We've been here so long. The history and richness runs so deep within the community. We own this. It's personal. It's very personal. "

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" The stories of accomplishments, achievements, challenges, problems, issues, concerns pass down through history, and those are things you take with you in your personal life wherever you go. "

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" 'Ebony''s Power 100 list highlights African-Americans who exemplify brilliance in the fields of entertainment, arts, business and others. "

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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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" My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up. "

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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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" I think I'm curious by nature because I always want to learn, and I think you can learn from so many things around you on an everyday basis. "

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

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" Yves Saint Laurent has a special place in my heart because he was my mother's favorite designer. "

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

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" It is a sign of my mother's determination, confidence, and creativity that more than 50 years after launching the renowned Ebony Fashion Fair show, her timeless sense of style endures as a guidepost for today's fashion-loving women. "

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" A black entrepreneur has to be equally if not more prepared than a white to get his fair share of loan money. "

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" We understand our audience. We write to the things that concern our audience. At one point, it was civil rights. You know, during the '50s and '60s, we were at the forefront. "

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" There was never a push for us to become more practical... Fantasy is what our audience has come to expect. "

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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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" I think somebody's got to be cutting-edge. It just depends how you want to market your magazines and how big you want them to be. We look upon competition as what it is. It's there, you pay attention to it, but you don't live by it. You have to go on and grind it out day to day and do the best you can with your magazine every single day. "

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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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