Let’s be real—too many men from underrepresented communities, especially Black and Brown men, don’t talk about their health. We tough it out. We self-medicate. We ignore the signs. And we definitely don’t bring it up with each other.

But that silence? It’s deadly.
And it stops now.

Did you know Black Americans have the highest cancer death rate and the lowest survival of any ethnic group in the U.S.? I didn’t… not until after I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2017—a treatable but incurable blood cancer that hits our community nearly twice as hard.

So what’s really shaking and taking us out in these numbers?

Yeah—structural issues like lack of access, insurance gaps, implicit bias, and medical mistrust are part of the story.
But here’s what we can control: limited health literacy.
Too many of us don’t get the information, support, or language we need to take charge of our health.

But knowledge is power—and that power starts with conversation.

That’s what Hip. Hope. Hooray! Men Talkin’ Health is all about.
No more shame. No more silence. No more going it alone.