Elderly couple braves extreme temperatures to take a stand for social justice, respect

On a scorching 97 degree Fahrenheit day, Valerie Niederhoffer and Chuck Culhane braved the heat to take a stand for equality.

WE ARE NOT SEEINGTHE SAME LARGEPROTESTS THAFILLED THE STREETSOF DOWNTOWNBUFFALO ABOUT AMONTH AGO.BUT PEOPLE ARE STILLMAKING THEIR VOICESHEARD.AND AS I LEARNEDTONIGHT -- THATINCLUDES TWOPEOPLE... ONE SIGN...AND A SIMPLEMESSAGE.VALERIENIEDERHOFFER/DEMONSTRATOR "I'M HEREBECAUSE BLACK LIVESMATTER.

AND I DOCARE ABOUT ALLPEOPLE."ON A SCORCHING 97DEGREE DAY...VALERIENIEDERHOFFER ANDCHUCK CULHANE --BRAVED THE HEAT --TO TAKE A STAND."I COME OUT HEREEVERY WEEKBETWEEN 5 AND 6, I'VEDONE THAT FOR THELAST THREE WEEKS ATLEAST."OUTSIDE THE U-SIMMIGRATION ANDCUSTOMSENFORCEMENTOFFICES ONDELAWARE AVENUE.IT'S WHERE THEYUSED TO PROTESTAGAINST IMMIGRANTDETENTION.

BUT THISSEASON -- A NEWCAUSE."WE HAVE TOO MUCHRACISM IN THISCOUNTRY."NIEDERHOFFER ANDCULHANE SAY THEBLACK LIVES MATTERMOVEMENTINTERSECTS WITH THESOCIAL ISSUES THEYHAVE BELIEVEDSTRONGLY IN FORYEARS.CHUCK CULHANE/WNYPEACE CENTERTASKFORCE MEMBER"FOR EXAMPLE BLACKLIVES MATTER HASGIVEN A BOOST TO ALLOF THE, A LOT OF THEISSUES WE'VE BEENFIGHTING FOR.AGAINST WAR.AGAINST MASSINCARCERATION.""VALERIE, DOES THISMOVEMENT THAT'SGOING ON TO YOUFEEL DIFFERENT,FROM YOUREXPERIENCES?

I THINKSO.

IT SEEMS MORESOLID."THESE ACTIVISTSDON'T HAVE A BIGGROUP WITH THEM...NO SOCIAL MEDIAMEGAPHONE.

BUTTHAT'S NOT WHATMOTIVATES THEM."I THINK BLACKPEOPLE FEEL VERYALIENATED.

I'M HAPPYTO LET THEM KNOWTHAT AS A NON BLACKPERSON, I DO CARE."AN HOUR A WEEK -- ONA STREET CORNER --WITH A CARDBOARDSIGN... AND A PLEAFOR RESPECT.BOTH NIEDERHOFFERAND CULHANE AREINVOLVED WITH THEWESTERN NEW YORKPEACE CENTER.