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The horse is my favorite animal.
You have to stay current to compete.
Along with my father, Mandela is my hero.
We're not trying to push the real provocative edge.
'Ebony' has been more than a magazine; it is a movement.
I am delighted to resume the leadership of both companies.
My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up.
'Ebony' is very inspirational and aspirational to its readers.
You should never walk out of the house and not feel good about you.
The key is to service a market that has not been serviced to its full potential.
We like to keep it short. If a story warrants more in-depth coverage, we will do it.
I've been riding since I was seven. If I were a horse, I would want an Hermes halter.
I would describe my mother as a steel magnolia. She was very intelligent, very persuasive.
My father is the CEO, and there's no question he is my boss. But we work very much in tandem.
I'm not so sure we've influenced the general market. But I'm not sure we're trying to do that.
In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has.
Yves Saint Laurent has a special place in my heart because he was my mother's favorite designer.
JP Morgan Chase's investment in our firm is a logical outgrowth of our longstanding relationship.
My father's legacy is bigger than a building. It really is a tremendous business that he's built.
We're expanding 'Ebony' and 'Jet' on the digital side to attract and maintain a younger audience.
We know in our hearts that none of us get ahead when some of us are stuck with second-class status.
We are well-positioned to continue my father's legacy and move these businesses forward in the future.
We're the curator for the African-American experience for the past, present and future. That's my job.
There was never a push for us to become more practical... Fantasy is what our audience has come to expect.
A black entrepreneur has to be equally if not more prepared than a white to get his fair share of loan money.
Johnson Publishing Co. has always had a first-class image. And until the day I die, I want to keep that image.
My family has always made Chicago our home, and I care deeply about the values our company has espoused for decades.
'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.
I am struck by the memories of all of the fantastic Links ladies who worked so hard to host the Ebony Fashion Fair shows.
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.
I'm an outgoing person. Once my parents passed away, it was just my daughter and myself. So, really, my friends are my family.
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.
'Ebony's Power 100 list highlights African-Americans who exemplify brilliance in the fields of entertainment, arts, business and others.
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.
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.
I went to USC in L.A. Part of me is a real West Coast kid. My parents had a house in Palm Springs, which I now have. I spend a lot of time there.
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?'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We have signed an exclusive licensing agreement with a company called TurnerPatterson, another African-American company, and what I thought would be a great vehicle for 'Ebony,' since it is such a strong brand name with tremendous loyalty, is to grow that brand name even more across different areas.
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.