The New York Age

The New York Age
"The Afro-American Journal of News and Opinion"
The New York Age
Cover of The New York Age on November 9, 1918
Typeweekly newspaper
FormatAfrican-American newspaper
Owner(s)Timothy T. Fortune (1887–1907),
Emanuel Fortune Jr. (1887–1907),
Jerome B. Peterson (1887–1907),
Fred R. Moore (1907–1943)
EditorTimothy T. Fortune (1887–1907),
Jerome B. Peterson (1887–1907)
FoundedOctober 15, 1887; 137 years ago (1887-10-15)
CityNew York City, New York, United States

The New York Age was an American weekly newspaper established in 1887 in New York City. It was widely considered one of the most prominent African-American newspapers of its time.[1] It also went by the names the New York Globe, the New York Freeman, and the New York Age Defender.