John H. Johnson
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Sep 28, 2026
Lee JenkinsHOST
And who are some of the people, if you can remember, who inspired you when you look back on our history and you say, wow, thank God for that person.
Cedric NashGUEST
It's amazing because, you know, when I go and speak some time, I'll do trivia questions and I'll ask people if they know a guy by the name of John H. Johnson.
Cedric NashGUEST
Right.
Cedric NashGUEST
And a lot of times they don't know.
Cedric NashGUEST
They might know EYL, nothing against EYL, but they don't know these other guys.
Cedric NashGUEST
Now these guys were the black titans of the 80s and of the 70s.
Cedric NashGUEST
John H. Johnson, Ebony Magazine, wrote a book, Success Runs in Our Race.
Cedric NashGUEST
Another Alford brother.
Yiddy KleinHOST
So why do we invoke schus oveis during the Seresi Meit Shubah? Wouldn't our prestigious ancestors make our expectations even greater? So let me share with you a remarkable story.
Yiddy KleinHOST
There was a man by the name of John H. Johnson.
Yiddy KleinHOST
He died in 2005.
Yiddy KleinHOST
Against all odds, he became one of the most successful magazine entrepreneurs in America.
A.D. EdwardsHOST
I do know a story of Robert.
A.D. EdwardsHOST
uh, Robert Johnson, the owner of BET, he went, he said he went to John H. Johnson, who had started Ebony and Jet, and says he could do a cable.
A.D. EdwardsHOST
And John Johnson said, hey, man, that's not gonna ever work.
A.D. EdwardsHOST
But when you listen to the younger, those who are out there, you can't shoot down everything.