Overview

• Mayor John Whitmire has moved to formalize the permanent removal of Sade Perkins from Houston’s Food Insecurity Board, even though her term expired in January.
• A GiveSendGo fundraiser launched by supporter Marian Hills has collected under $400 toward its $20,000 goal as of July 10.
• Critics have deliberately made small donations to the campaign to post abusive and threatening messages targeting Perkins.
• In a viral video, Perkins described Camp Mystic as a "white-only" girls’ Christian camp and alleged racial bias in the flood response.
• Perkins has defended her comments as highlighting disparities in media and government attention to victims of different races.