Hundreds of protestors peacefully march through the streets of Buffalo

Hundreds of protestors peacefully march through the streets of Buffalo

A crowd of hundreds came together and walked from Niagara Square to Bidwell Parkway in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

ONE OF THOSEPEACEFUL PROTESTSHAS BEEN GOING ONALL DAY HERE IN THEQUEEN CITY.THIS IS A LIVE PICTUREFROM NIAGARASQUARE IN FRONT OFBUFFALO CITY HALL.DOZENS HAVE BEENCAMPED OUT THEREFOR THE PAST FEWHOURS.EARLIER IN THE DAYPROTESTERSMARCHED FROM THESQUARE... NORTHALONG ELMWOODAVENUE TO BIDWELLPARKWAY.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS HASMORE ON WHATHAPPENED TODAY.IT BEGAN IN NIAGARASQUARE...SPREAD TOTHE STEPS OF CITYHALL..THENCONTINUEDTHROUGHOUT THESTREETS OFBUFFALO..DAVID "I'M HERE TOSHOW SUPPORT TOTHE MOVEMENT ANDSHOW SUPPORT FROMEVERYONE, FROMACROSS ALL CULTURESAND FROM ACROSS ALLETHNICITIES THATBLACK LIVES MATTER."DAVID HALL AND ALICIAYEAGER CAME UPWITH THE PLAN TOBRING HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE TOGETHER TOMARCH FROMNIAGARA SQUARE TOBIDWELL PARKWAY.DAVID "WE SAW THERIOTS HAPPENINGAFTER GEORGE FLOYDPASSED AWAY.

AND WEWERE LIKE HOW ABOUTINSTEAD OF FEEDINGINTO THE NEGATIVITY,LET'S ADD TO THEPOSITIVITY."AND THIS MOVEMENTIS PERSONAL FORHALL.DAVID "I GOT PULLEDOVER BY ONE COP,THINGS STARTED TOGET A LITTLE OUT OFHAND AND ON THESAME DAY I GOTPULLED OVER IS THESAME DAY GEORGEFLOYD PASSED AWAY."HALL SAYS IT WASIMPORTANT FOR HIMTO MAKE SURETHINGS STAYEDPEACEFUL.DAVID "WE'VE SEENTHE NEGATIVITY, I'VEFELT THE NEGATIVITY,I'VE PERSONALLYEXPERIENCED THENEGATIVITY, SO THAT'SWHY WE WANTED TOBE COMPLETELYPEACEFUL."HE LED HUNDREDSDOWN ELMWOODAVENUESTOPPING AT BIDWELLPARKWAY FOR AMOMENT OF SILENCE..DAVID "PEOPLE INBUFFALO DON'T TALKABOUT THE PEOPLEWHO GET BRUTALIZEDIN THE HOLDINGCENTER.

THEY DON'TTALK ENOUGH ABOUTTHE BLACK PEOPLEWHO DIE AT THE HANDSOF POLICE."PROTESTERSBROUGHTTOMBSTONES WITHTHE NAMES OF THOSEWHO DIED HERE INBUFFALO WHILE INPOLICE CUSTODY.DAVID E REALLYWANTED TO GIVE THISTO IT."AND IT DOESN'T STOPHERE.

ORGANIZERSREGISFOR CHANGE.TAKE THATBACK TO MY STUDENTSAND P LIVES DOMATTER."IN BUFFALO, TAYLOREPPS, 7EWN.ALSO HAPPENINGTODAY..

HUNDREDSGATHERED FOR A DAY