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Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday made a poignant statement on Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who wasshot several timesby police. After the Clippers Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Rivers, who is Black, said in a news conference, We got to do better, but we got to demand better. Rivers criticized speakers at the Republican National Conventionfor talking about fear on the first day of the event, while Black Americans live in actual fea stanley cup r of policing in this country. All you hear is Donald Trump and all of them talking about fear, he said. We re the ones getting killed. We re the ones getting shot. As Rivers started to choke stanley cup up, he talked about being Black in the U.S. and why police shootings are a reminder of it. It s amazing why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back, Rivers said. It s really so sad. Like, I should just be a coach. stanley cup I m so often reminded of my color. It s just really sad. We got to do better, but we got to demand better. Itrsquo amazing to me why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back.Doc Rivers delivers an emotional message on the police shooting of Jacob Blake. pic.twitter/A0T26OfsDGmdash; NBA on TNT @NBAonTNT August 26, 2020 He pointed out the stark differences he sees in policing when involving White and Black protesters. It s funny, he said. We protest. They send riot guards. They send people Nomp Georgia police officer arrested in connection with death of 16-year-old girl
DETROIT -- The On the Road motor home wasn t the fastest way to find a news story. But Charles Kuralt wasn t looking for fast, or even news, for that ma salomon tter -- at least not in the traditional sense.Kuralt was a different kind of journalist. He didn t investigate people. He simply admired them. On the Road turns 50: Steve Hartman opens up about iconic segmentThe legendary creator of On the Road died 20 years ago. But jordan Kuralt s biggest fan -- Izzy Bleckman, his cameraman -- is alive and well. Charles Kuralt and crew. CBS News We invited Bleckma adidas originals n here to the Henry Ford Museum outside Detroit, where On the Road is celebrated year-round. The exhibit has been here for years, but this was his first time seeing it. Charles used to have a saying, Bleckman said. He says, You re making my heart beat fast. Bleckman was there for most of Kuralt s career -- the highs and the highers. But he says On the Road almost didn t get off the ground. Management wasn t thrilled with the idea at first because they didn t see what he saw, Bleckman said. What I heard was that the telephones lit up pretty hard after that night when the first one was on, he added. People said, It s about time we saw a little something else about America. It was the beginning of one of the most successful segments in TV news history, which is why it sad