Repping The Bronx is not only about merch and beer. Sometimes it is about sitting down and getting real.

On July 15, we had the honor of joining a Men's Health Panel hosted by the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York. Both of us, Anthony and Paul Ramirez, took a seat in front of the school's Evaluations in Healthcare Settings class to have an open conversation about what health actually means for men like us.

Anthony (denim jacket) and Paul (floral shirt) with our fellow panelists.

The questions did not stay surface level, and we were glad for it. We talked about health in the fullest sense of the word: mental, physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual. We talked about our own experiences with doctors, the good and the not so good. We talked about how culture, family, and where you come from shape the way you show up for your own well-being, and how running businesses can quietly run you down if you let it.

Paul and Anthony on the panel.

For two guys from The Bronx, being asked to speak to future physicians about the real lives behind the patients they will one day treat felt important. So much of men's health, especially for men of color, gets lost because nobody made space for an honest conversation. We were happy to help make that space.

Paul and Anthony speaking with the students.

Thank you to Caroline Davis and the entire CUNY School of Medicine team for the invitation, and to the students for showing up curious and open. Take care of yourselves out there, fellas. The borough needs you healthy.

Anthony outside The City College of New York.

From The Bronx to The World!!