NAACP decries viral videos of group wearing KKK robes in El Paso, Texas

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Romero, D. (2026, October 27). NAACP decries viral videos of group wearing KKK robes in El Paso, Texas. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kkk-robes-videos-el-paso-texas-rcna605842

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The El Paso branch of the NAACP and police are condemning a group captured in viral videos wearing Ku Klux Klan-style robes and hoods while walking on neighborhood streets. The NAACP president denounced the display as deeply hurtful to Black Americans, emphasizing its historical significance beyond being a joke, while the police chief stated that such symbols have no place in their community and could violate laws related to disorderly conduct.
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As of October 27, 2026, NBC News reported that a group in El Paso, Texas, was caught on viral social media videos wearing Ku Klux Klan (KKK) robes. The NAACP’s El Paso branch president, Carl B. Dwyer Jr., condemned the display at a press conference, calling it deeply hurtful to Black Americans due to the KKK's history of terror since the Civil War. El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas stated that the department is investigating whether laws were violated, including disorderly conduct or other applicable offenses. The videos show individuals walking on a neighborhood street with one person laughing and encouraging them to yell something in Spanish. Dwyer emphasized the pain such displays cause, highlighting the historical context of racial terror.

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Dennis Romero
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El Paso Ku Klux Klan Mexico NAACP Texas

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El Paso GPE · 5× Dwyer PERSON · 2× NAACP ORG · 2× Black NORP · 1× Black Americans NORP · 1× Carl B. Dwyer Jr. PERSON · 1× KKK ORG · 1× Ku Klux Klan ORG · 1× Mexico GPE · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

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Carl B. Dwyer Jr., the NAACP’s El Paso branch president, denounced the display at a news conference Monday morning as deeply hurtful to Black Americans, for whom the KKK has been a real-life terror since the Civil War.
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🔮 “We may think that it is a joke, but it’s not a joke when it comes to the lives that have come before us,” he said.

Claims (20 extracted, 3 hedged)

Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos. uncertain
who → condemn → videos
The videos show the group walking on a neighborhood street, which police indicated is in El Paso. asserted
police → show → Paso
In one video, the person recording can be heard laughing and telling the group, “Y’all gotta yell something, güey.” asserted
Y’all → record → something
(“Güey” is Spanish slang, most commonly used in Mexico, akin to “dude” in English.) asserted
Güey → use → English
Carl B. Dwyer Jr., the NAACP’s El Paso branch president, denounced the display at a news conference Monday morning as deeply hurtful to Black Americans, for whom the KKK has been a real-life terror since the Civil War. asserted
KKK → denounce → War
“Many believe that it’s just a joke,” he said after supporters joined in to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the hymn often referred to as the Black national anthem. asserted
hymn → believe → anthem
“It hurts,” Dwyer said. asserted
Dwyer → hurt → ?
“It hurts.” asserted
It → hurt → ?
El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas said in a statement that the department was looking into whether the group, “reportedly including young people,” violated any laws, including disorderly conduct “or other applicable offenses.” uncertain
group → say → conduct
“Symbols and language associated with the Ku Klux Klan represent a history of terror, violence, and racial hatred,” he said. asserted
he → associate → terror
“They have no place in our community. asserted
They → have → community
Treating that history as a costume or a joke is unacceptable and contrary to the values of respect and safety that define El Paso.” asserted
that → treat → Paso
Artie C. Maxwell Jr., pastor of El Paso’s Mount Zion Baptist Church, also spoke at Monday’s news conference and provided historical context for a city that briefly sympathized with the Confederacy. asserted
that → speak → Confederacy
“We may think that it is a joke, but it’s not a joke when it comes to the lives that have come before us,” he said. uncertain
he → think → us
“God, that many have died at the hands of those who have worn those costumes.” asserted
who → die → costumes
Pacillas invited those with information about the incident to step forward. asserted
Pacillas → invite → incident
“Free expression has limits when it crosses into conduct that threatens public order or the safety of others,” he said. asserted
he → have → others
Dwyer urged local educators to remind students of history and its influence on the present. asserted
Dwyer → urge → present
“We’re calling on all of the superintendents, all of the school districts, please, speak up. asserted
We → call → districts
Please, do something about this,” he said. asserted
he → do → this
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