Media recommendations from Viewpoint Magazine
A podcast from a prison, a movie about a Chicano rock band, a memoir from a UW leader and a guide to health care inequity from a gynecologist comprise our media roundup.
A Terrible Strength
By Kemi Doll
Penguin Random House
This practical guide by UW gynecologic oncologist Kemi Doll links “womb suffering” to conversations on racial justice and healthcare inequity, providing women with the knowledge to help them to experience vibrant health and well-being throughout their entire life.
The Power of the River
By Ed Taylor, ’93
Hinton Publishing
Offering readers a deeply human story about becoming, this memoir by the UW’s dean of undergraduate education navigates a college athlete’s path toward finding a greater purpose in higher education. Created initially as a series of private stories for a friend, Taylor’s memoir celebrates the impacts of family members, teachers, coaches, colleagues and friends who shaped his journey.
Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal
Featuring Martha Gonzalez, ’13
A 30-year story of music, activism and community is rooted in the perspective of Quetzal, a Chicano rock band that grew out of the 1990s East Los Angeles music and art scene. The documentary features Gonzalez, the lead singer, percussionist and songwriter.
Concrete Mama
Unincarcerated Productions
This prison-produced podcast made inside Walla Walla’s Washington State Penitentiary seeks to change the narrative around incarcerated and formerly incarcerated peoples. Co-host Vik Chopra,’05, spent 58 months in the state penitentiary for 25 counts of identity theft and a drug charge, before his release in 2017. Through humanizing stories and real-life experiences, the show confronts prison stereotypes.