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“There are problems that people have with self-worth. If you are selling yourself short because you lack the self-confidence or the inner knowledge of who you are, you’re going to take other people for granted,” he said.

L.J. Bush, another Bluffton native, is the executive director of Changing Our Image Now, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission “to help young adults in the Lowcountry of South Carolina to find their purpose, and discover hope where hopelessness resides due to external and internal challenges.”

“Start talking to your kids about what the history was. Not looking at it to let it be a crutch, but understanding so as to move forward with your best friend who is white or Hispanic or black,” Bush said. “Better relationships start with having more meetings like this on a quarterly basis. Let’s move forward in a strategic way to be intentional about what we do.”

Among the key takeaways Frazier noted was that the open discussion was a conversation that should continue to happen.

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$500 o r m o r e included knowing about election cycles and that each vote always matters; South Carolina is still one of only two states that do not have a hate crime bill on the books – Wyoming is the other state. Frazier recommended contacting State Representative Bill Herbkersman to ask why that bill has not been passed. She suggested that citizens participate in community opportunities, such as the Bluffton Police Department’s law enforcement advisory committee.

Frazier also noted that the Chief Babkiewicz has an open door policy, and all of Bluffton’s residents are encouraged to bring issues to the town’s elected officials.

“What we do want everyone to know and walk away with is tonight has been productive in the sense of this is something that for far too long people were refusing to do,” Frazier said. “I don’t want anyone to ever be disengaged or feel like this is something that we should just talk about one time, and leave it alone.”

Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.

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