NAACP decries White Lives Matter protest

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston on Monday denounced a protest staged by the White Lives Matter group.

James Douglas, president of the NAACP Houston Branch, told a news conference that the group respects the White Lives Matter’s right “to express themselves” but “we adamantly disagree with their position, which is based on white privilege and lack of information that is totally flawed.”

In front of the NAACP’s Houston headquarters, he added: “Under the auspices of protecting their Southern heritage, they were flanked by Confederate flags and semi-automatic assault weapons at a time where our country is trying to heal from gun violence.”

On Sunday, White Lives Matter members protested in front of the NAACP’s Houston headquarters at 2002 Wheeler with Confederate flags and firearms.