The Washington Post reported that Black megachurch pastors T.D. Jakes and William H. Gray III, co-chairs of Interfaith Advisory Committee of the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, have resigned in protest. National Baptist Convention head William Shaw has also quit. The Post's Darryl Frears writes:
"Gray said board directors and staff members of the Katrina Fund —established by former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton— would agree with the committee's recommendations in meetings and then do the opposite. He said that he, Jakes and Shaw resigned when the staff sent $35,000 to a church without their knowledge, then refused to explain why. That particular church had not been inspected to determine its need, Gray said. … Gray said that he and Jakes feared their reputations might be stained if the fund delivered money to churches that did not deserve it."
The Post was unable to confirm Gray's claim that as many as eight of the nine committee members resigned, but notes that "Jakes, Gray and Shaw were the committee's marquee names." See story here.
