A former Houston city board member has drawn sharp condemnation after posting a racially charged video accusing a Texas summer camp devastated by flooding of being "White-only, conservative [and] Christian."
Sade Perkins, previously appointed to the Houston Food Insecurity Board by former Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2023, made the remarks in a TikTok video over the weekend. Perkins' term was set to expire in January 2025. However, current Mayor John Whitmire has confirmed she will not be reappointed and is being removed from the board immediately.
In the video, Perkins referred to Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where at least 10 campers remain missing following the catastrophic flood that has already claimed over 80 lives—many of them children.
Perkins began her video by stating she would "probably get canceled" for her comments, then alleged that Camp Mystic was a "Whites-only girls Christian camp," devoid of racial diversity.
“If you ain’t White, you ain’t right,” she claimed. Perkins further implied that the national attention and search efforts would be far less vigorous if the victims were Hispanic or Black. She then accused the public of being manipulated into sympathy, stating, “They want you to get out of your bed... to go find these people... meanwhile they are deporting your family members.”
Despite stating that she wished for the missing girls to be found, Perkins repeatedly suggested that the flood victims were receiving undue attention due to their race and socio-political status. Her remarks conflated the tragedy with broader issues of immigration enforcement and racial inequality.
Mayor Whitmire’s office responded swiftly, calling the remarks "deeply inappropriate." In a statement to Fox News Digital, the office said, “These comments have no place in a decent society, especially as families grieve the confirmed deaths and the ongoing search for the missing.”
Camp Mystic has not publicly responded to the accusations. The camp, which has operated in Texas for decades, is currently focused on recovery and search efforts.
Local officials and emergency crews continue to search for the missing. As of Sunday, dozens of families remain in limbo, many still awaiting word on their children.