Nashua Mayor issues proclamation for
DWC's Soulful Celebration 2006

(Nashua, NH) — Nashua Mayor Bernard A. Streeter recognized the efforts of Daniel Webster College’s “Soulful Celebration 2006” during the college’s second annual program of events on February 22 with a City Proclamation, which he presented to DWC’s Intercultural Student Association founder Robert R. Coleman, an aviation flight operations major from Glen Allen, Va.

Included in the proclamation: “ … Soulful Celebration teaches participants something they may have never known about African-American culture. From Gospel to Hip-Hop, to the wise words of Malcolm X, to paying tribute to the late Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King … Daniel Webster College and the City of Nashua with the endorsement of his Honor Mayor Bernard A. Streeter are committed to educating the population about and embracing the idea of diversity.”

 “Soulful Celebration 2006” was a weeklong series of events celebrating Black History Month and included events over a six-night period, incorporating local music performers and films and a social event. 

“We were excited to see 'Soulful Celebration' return to campus because of the energy that an event like this brings, not only to the minority population on campus, but to the Nashua and DWC community as well,” noted Karen Jordan, an advisor to the Intercultural Student Association (ISA), the event’s sponsor. “Last year’s events brought to light this celebration of diversity and we are ecstatic to see it continue.”

“The object of ‘Soulful Celebration 2006’ is to teach the Daniel Webster College campus and the community about a culture that, though scarce, is very much present and a part of everyday living,” said Coleman. “Without the hard work and struggles of African-Americans, no race or ethnicity would enjoy life as we know it today.” 

The week included the Southern New Hampshire Outreach for Black Unity Community Ensemble and gospel singer Mark Choate with the gospel group “Persuaded,” from the New England Pentecostal Ministries; a presentation by Nashua author Maria McNaught, who authors children’s books with multi-cultural themes; her most noted work, Grandma’s Ashanti Cloth, is included in the holdings of the Smithsonian Library; the Gospel Choir of Nashua’s New Fellowship Baptist Church; “Soulfood Night”; and “The Spirit of Harlem” social event. 

Daniel Webster College provides undergraduate and graduate programs to traditional and non-traditional students from its Nashua and Portsmouth campuses in a wide breadth of professional areas, including aeronautic and mechanical engineering, aviation flight operations, air traffic management, computer science, business and management, and social science. For more information about Daniel Webster's programs, visit www.dwc.edu.