A black entrepreneur has to be equally if not more prepared than a white to get his fair share of loan money. — Linda Johnson Rice Black Copy Share Image
My family has always made Chicago our home, and I care deeply about the values our company has espoused for decades. — Linda Johnson Rice Always Copy Share Image
In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has. — Linda Johnson Rice Black Copy Share Image
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… — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
I went to USC in L.A. Part of me is a real West Coast kid. My parents had a house in Palm… — Linda Johnson Rice House Copy Share Image
We are going to do extensive market research because it is hard for black women to go into stores and get clothes… — Linda Johnson Rice Black women Copy Share Image
There was never a push for us to become more practical... Fantasy is what our audience has come to expect. — Linda Johnson Rice Come Copy Share Image
My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up. — Linda Johnson Rice Business Copy Share Image
The key is to service a market that has not been serviced to its full potential. — Linda Johnson Rice Full Copy Share Image
We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women. — Linda Johnson Rice Black Copy Share Image
There's nothing you can't wear. There's nothing you can't do. — Linda Johnson Rice Nothing Copy Share Image
We kept everything: every major event that's happened to African-Americans since 1945, with 'Ebony' as a repository for all those photographs and… — Linda Johnson Rice Ebony Copy Share Image
'Ebony's Power 100 list highlights African-Americans who exemplify brilliance in the fields of entertainment, arts, business and others. — Linda Johnson Rice African americans Copy Share Image
I think the most challenging aspect from my father's perspective was probably getting advertising. He really did pattern 'Ebony' after 'Look' and… — Linda Johnson Rice Father Copy Share Image
Johnson Publishing has been built on filling a need for African-Americans. This is what's happening with E Style. There was nothing that… — Linda Johnson Rice American women Copy Share Image
In light of the overall economic challenges that are affecting many, including our potential corporate sponsors, we have arrived at a most… — Linda Johnson Rice Challenges Copy Share Image
Fairness and equality means that what you are never limits who you can be. It means that a young African-American man like… — Linda Johnson Rice African american Copy Share Image
Almost 63 years ago, my father, John Johnson, named the publication 'Jet' because, as he said in the first issue, 'In the… — Linda Johnson Rice Future Copy Share Image
