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

Linda Johnson Rice

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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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" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" JP Morgan Chase's investment in our firm is a logical outgrowth of our longstanding relationship. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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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" Johnson Publishing Co. has always had a first-class image. And until the day I die, I want to keep that image. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" You have to stay current to compete. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" There's a sense of authenticity that comes with 'Ebony.' There are very few national media outlets that are majority-African-American owned and really speak to our community with a sense of pride, authority, and ownership. That's what we do. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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?' "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" '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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" More black women are in the professional-managerial field, and they don't want to look like the guys sitting next to them in pinstriped suits. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" We are going to do extensive market research because it is hard for black women to go into stores and get clothes that fit the way they should. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" 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. "

Linda Johnson Rice

" Johnson Publishing has been built on filling a need for African-Americans. This is what's happening with E Style. There was nothing that addressed the specific needs of African-American women. "

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

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

Linda Johnson Rice

" The horse is my favorite animal. "

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