And a lot of my work is now put back into making sure that with all of this growth and development in Charleston, that our Gullah/Geechee culture is not stamped out.

I am as a local, I get so offended when I go in downtown Charleston because it doesn't look like my memories. I don't feel like the connection and stuff that I have in my head aren't there. I believe that there has to be and there will always and needs to be growth, but you don't do it by stamping out what was there.

You try to honor include what was there.

So, it's important for me, for all these Come Yas that's come into town to come out on the dock with me so that they can learn exactly where they are, learn about the history here.

You can go down these whitewash trips and tours or whatever people want you to do, but for me, that's not the heart and soul of Charleston. Our culture built this whole place. None of this stuff, rice, indigo, cotton, plantations - none of that stuff would be here if it wasn't for our people. And I get so offended when people go to these plantations and stuff and then they go, come to this rose garden, come look at this.

And I'm like, they're not talking about the real truth.