State Rep. Krystle Matthews, D-Ladson, speaks to fellow lawmakers on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Matthews said many of her colleagues don't listen to Black lawmakers when they call for diversity in the state's judges and college and university trustees. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

University of South Carolina trustee Alex English watches a broadcast of legislators voting to keep him on the school's board on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. The former basketball star's election was a rare win for diversity in an overwhelmingly Republican state. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina's longest serving House member, state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, presides over the House's organization session on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. The House re-elected Speaker Jay Lucas to his leadership position. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

University of South Carolina trustee Alex English watches a broadcast of legislators voting to keep him on the school's board on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The former basketball star's election was a rare win for diversity in an overwhelmingly Republican state. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)