Hello, fellow ’87s!

At the end of August, I was thrilled to be a part of our class “Peace Justice Respect” committee’s virtual watch party, “The Soul of ’87: From the ‘Summer of Soul’ to the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop.” Regina Speed-Bost served as the moderator and class DJs Ed Boyle, Mario Brossard, and Raffiq Nathoo shared their thoughts about hip-hop music in the context of our undergraduate lives and as a broader cultural movement. The conversation was fun and lively and there was lots of seat dancing to some of the old favorites. Ed even shared the story of when he met hip-hop legends Salt-N-Pepa!

I had the good fortune to run into James Robertson and his husband, Rick DiCecca, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in July at a gallery opening we were all attending. James has spent much of his career working in community-based response to HIV in the United States and other parts of the world, including India and Africa. He is currently enjoying living in Provincetown and makes a point to go swimming every day.

Hoping that all of you are happy and well. Send me your news!

—Lisa Snyder, 430 Ward St., Newton, MA 02459; dartmouth87classnews@gmail.com