Black Trustee Flap Sparks S.C. Football Boycott Effort: COLUMBIA S.C.— Black lawmakers are urging Black football recruits to reconsider playing for the University of South Carolina because the school could lose its lone Black trustee.
State Rep. David Weeks, chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he doesn't think there are enough votes in the Legislature to get lawyer Leah B. Moody appointed to a full term on the 22-member board next month.
She is the board's only Black member and is finishing the term of a trustee who resigned before pleading guilty to bank fraud.
“We are asking young athletes to be aware ... there are folks in this state who say it's fine to play ball but not be on the governing board,” Weeks said.
