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Rasheed Newson is a TV writer and producer and the author of My Government Means to Kill Me, a queer coming-of-age novel set in 1980s NYC. The book received critical acclaim and awards, and is available for purchase on the website.
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Bio. Rasheed grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is the...
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Aug 20, 2022 · In his debut, “My Government Means to Kill Me,” Rasheed Newson shines a vivid light onto underappreciated aspects of our history through the life of a gay Black teenager. Share full article....
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Aug 23, 2022 · Rasheed Newson’s Debut Novel Retells the Early Years of AIDS in New York City. My Government Means to Kill Me follows one teenager’s path through the crisis. By Ruth Madievsky. August 23, 2022. Macmillan; Christopher Marrs. Check out more from Read Me, our queer literature column, here.
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Aug 23, 2022 · The novelist and TV writer Rasheed Newson is 43, which makes him too young to have participated in the heyday of AIDS activism and the civil rights movement. “I’m Black and I’m gay and so I’ve...
Rasheed Newson discusses his groundbreaking page-turning novel, My Government Means to Kill Me, in conversation with Pulitzer-prize winning author Andrew Sean Greer. Newson's My Government Means to Kill Me follows the journey of Earl "Trey" Singleton III, a young gay Black man who leaves his affluent family in Indianapolis to navigate 1980s New ...
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Rasheed Newson (Author of My Government Means to Kill Me) Goodreads Author. Born. in The United States. Website. https://www.rasheednewson.com/ Twitter. RasheedNewson. Genre. Fiction. Member Since. February 2022. URL. https://www.goodreads.com/rasheednewson. edit data. Rasheed grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is the eldest of three children.