The New York Age was a black newspaper from 1887 to 1953, and was one of the most influential black newspapers of its time.

The paper had it origins as the weekly New York Globe (not to confused with the daily The New York Globe

The New York Globe

The New York Globe was a daily New York City newspaper published from 1904 to 1923, when it was bought and merged into the New York Sun.-History:...

founded in 1904), an African-American newspaper, that was published weekly from at least 1880 to November 8, 1884. Co-founded by editor Timothy Thomas Fortune

Timothy Thomas Fortune

Timothy Thomas Fortune was an orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor and publisher. He was born during slavery in Marianna, Jackson County, Florida to Emanuel and Sarah Jane Fortune.-Early life:...

, a former slave, it became The [New York] Freeman from November 22, 1884 to October 8, 1887, published six times weekly.

The paper then became the weekly New York Age from October 15, 1887 to February 27, 1960. From 1953 to 1957, it was titled New York Age Defender.

W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor. Born in Massachusetts, Du Bois attended Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate...

also worked there.