The New York Age was a weekly newspaper established in 1887. It was widely considered one of the most prominent African-American newspapers of its time.[1]
The New York Age newspaper was founded as the weekly New York Globe (not to be confused with New York's Saturday family weekly, The Globe, founded 1892 by James M. Place or the daily The New York Globe founded in 1904), an African-American newspaper that was published weekly from at least 1880 to November 8, 1884. It was co-founded by editor Timothy Thomas Fortune,[2] a former slave.[3]
1884–1887Edit
The newspaper became the [New York] Freeman from November 22, 1884, to October 8, 1887, published six times weekly. It was co-owned by Jerome B. Peterson, who in 1904 was made the American consul in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.[4]
1887–1960Edit
On October 15, 1887, the newspaper officially became the weekly New York Age.Fred R. Moore bought the paper in 1907.[5] From 1953 to 1957, it was titled the New York Age Defender.
The 1974 Reawakening of the African-American weeklyEdit
The New York Age, a firebrand fighter of racial injustice that died in the nineteen fifties, its zeal spent, was born again with its demeanor changed but its aim primarily the same. Adam C. Powell, the executive editor of the weekly newspaper, said that the paper would attempt to regain the eminence of the old Age, which was known during its heyday as the “distinguished black newspaper of opinion.”[citation needed] The initial press run of the paper in 1974 was 100,000 copies and it was sold at newsstands for 25 cents.[7]
PersonnelEdit
Lester Walton (1882–1965), theater critic; he was a son-in-law of the publisher, Fred A. Moore
Ludlow "Buster" Werner (né Ludlow Waymouth Werner; 1907–1967) became managing editor in 1929; he was a grandson of Fred Moore
William A. Clarke, sports editor
Chester R. Thompson, editor of the Brooklyn section
Vere Johns contributed a column on The Arts
James H. Hogans wrote news of railroad men and church doings
^Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, Volume 2, pp. 901-02 (2004).
^Horner, Shirley. "ABOUT BOOKS", The New York Times, October 3, 1993. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Timothy Thomas Fortune, a pioneering black journalist, who went on to start The New York Age, once the nation's leading black newspaper, moved to Red Bank in 1901."
^H-Net.com: Review of Quigley, David. Second Founding: New York City, Reconstruction, and the Making of American Democracy 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004) ISBN978-0-8090-8513-2
^(no headline - it's the tiny paragraph in the rightmost column on page 4, immediately above the clothing ad) in the Tacoma Times; published May 16, 1904 (via Chronicling America).
^"Moore, Fred R". Oxford African American Studies Center. Retrieved February 24, 2012.[dead link]
^"New York Age, a Black Weekly, Publishing Again (Published 1974)". The New York Times. 1974-04-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
^"Spirit That Started Age Still Lives," by Olive Arnold Adams, New York Age Defender, Vol. 75, No. 24, August 27, 1955, pps. 1–2 (accessible viaNewspapers.com, p. 1 and p. 2; subscription required)
External linksEdit
New York Age at Chronicling America
New York Age at fultonhistory.com
October 25, 2023
york, weekly, newspaper, established, 1887, widely, considered, most, prominent, african, american, newspapers, time, afro, american, journal, news, opinion, cover, november, 1918typeafrican, american, newspaperformatweekly, newspaperowner, timothy, thomas, fo. The New York Age was a weekly newspaper established in 1887 It was widely considered one of the most prominent African American newspapers of its time 1 The New York Age The Afro American Journal of News and Opinion Cover of The New York Age on November 9 1918TypeAfrican American newspaperFormatWeekly newspaperOwner s Timothy Thomas Fortune Emanuel Fortune Jr and Jerome B Peterson 1887 1907 Fred R Moore 1907 1943 EditorTimothy Thomas FortuneFoundedOctober 15 1887 135 years ago 1887 10 15 CityNew York New YorkCountryUnited StatesMedia of the United StatesList of newspapers Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 1884 1887 1 3 1887 1960 1 4 The 1974 Reawakening of the African American weekly 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditOrigins Edit The New York Age newspaper was founded as the weekly New York Globe not to be confused with New York s Saturday family weekly The Globe founded 1892 by James M Place or the daily The New York Globe founded in 1904 an African American newspaper that was published weekly from at least 1880 to November 8 1884 It was co founded by editor Timothy Thomas Fortune 2 a former slave 3 1884 1887 Edit The newspaper became the New York Freeman from November 22 1884 to October 8 1887 published six times weekly It was co owned by Jerome B Peterson who in 1904 was made the American consul in Puerto Cabello Venezuela 4 1887 1960 Edit On October 15 1887 the newspaper officially became the weekly New York Age Fred R Moore bought the paper in 1907 5 From 1953 to 1957 it was titled the New York Age Defender Gertrude Bustill Mossell worked at the New York Age from 1885 to 1889 W E B Du Bois also worked there 6 The 1974 Reawakening of the African American weekly Edit The New York Age a firebrand fighter of racial injustice that died in the nineteen fifties its zeal spent was born again with its demeanor changed but its aim primarily the same Adam C Powell the executive editor of the weekly newspaper said that the paper would attempt to regain the eminence of the old Age which was known during its heyday as the distinguished black newspaper of opinion citation needed The initial press run of the paper in 1974 was 100 000 copies and it was sold at newsstands for 25 cents 7 Personnel EditLester Walton 1882 1965 theater critic he was a son in law of the publisher Fred A Moore Ludlow Buster Werner ne Ludlow Waymouth Werner 1907 1967 became managing editor in 1929 he was a grandson of Fred Moore William A Clarke sports editor Chester R Thompson editor of the Brooklyn section Vere Johns contributed a column on The Arts James H Hogans wrote news of railroad men and church doings Richard Durant music critic Lewis E Dial sports Ebenzer Ray special columns Bertram Baker special columns Olive Arnold Adams 8 References Edit Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance Volume 2 pp 901 02 2004 Horner Shirley ABOUT BOOKS The New York Times October 3 1993 Accessed December 19 2007 Timothy Thomas Fortune a pioneering black journalist who went on to start The New York Age once the nation s leading black newspaper moved to Red Bank in 1901 H Net com Review of Quigley David Second Founding New York City Reconstruction and the Making of American Democracy Archived 2007 06 11 at the Wayback Machine New York Farrar Straus and Giroux 2004 ISBN 978 0 8090 8513 2 no headline it s the tiny paragraph in the rightmost column on page 4 immediately above the clothing ad in the Tacoma Times published May 16 1904 via Chronicling America Moore Fred R Oxford African American Studies Center Retrieved February 24 2012 dead link PAL Perspectives in American Literature A Research and Reference Guide An Ongoing Project Archived from the original on 2011 06 24 New York Age a Black Weekly Publishing Again Published 1974 The New York Times 1974 04 21 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 10 14 Spirit That Started Age Still Lives by Olive Arnold Adams New York Age Defender Vol 75 No 24 August 27 1955 pps 1 2 accessible via Newspapers com p 1 and p 2 subscription required External links EditNew York Age at Chronicling America New York Age at fultonhistory wbr com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The New York Age amp oldid 1150058456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
