The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS

THE SPARK THAT ENHANCES PERCEPTION WITH

CIVIC ACTION

COMMUNITY GAME CHANGERS

Initiated by Settles in 2017, the Community Game Changers series of wall murals pay tribute to the iconic minds and personalities that have helped shape and advance the Black community on the areas of education, politics and finance. Permanently on display at Slade’s Bar & Grill, The Community Game Changers murals serve as reminder to our past and an inspiration to our future.

Tribute Book

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An active force in the Black business community, Settles also recognizes the importance of activism in all aspects of community life in an effort to improve the quality of life in Boston.

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Builders of Color Coalition: Board (Present)
Mass Housing Investment Corporation Loan Committee: Member (Present)
Greater Boston Visitors and Tourism: Board (Present)
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts: Board (Present)
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: Board (Present)
Metro Boston Housing: Board
Mass Restaurant Association: Board
Newton Economic Development Commission: Chair
Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce: Board
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority: Board
Berklee College of Music: Advisory Board
The Huntington Theater: Board
The Museum of Fine Arts: Board
Wang Center (Citi Performing Arts Center): Board
Metropolitan District Commission: Associate Commissioner

LECTURES

Harvard Business School
Boston College
Urban Land Institute
Bunker Hill Community College
Noble & Greenough School
Roxbury Community College
Boston Globe Forum
Babson College
Lasell College
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
St. Sebastian’s School
Madison Park High School
Mass Bay College
Boston Business Journal Forum
ABCD
Year-Up
Northeastern University
MassHousing
BUILD
New England Culinary Arts & Technology