Ayesha Roscoe

And tomorrow marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. His death triggered large-scale protests across the country. and a reckoning with racism in the U.S.

President Trump revamped his national security team at the start of this month when he named Marco Rubio as his national security advisor.

President Trump revamped his national security team at the start of this month when he named Marco Rubio as his national security advisor.

President Trump revamped his national security team at the start of this month when he named Marco Rubio as his national security advisor.

But now, five years later, the country is deeply divided on issues of race and policing. NPR's domestic extremism correspondent Odette Youssef is here to talk about how such a dramatic change has happened. Good morning. Good morning. It's kind of amazing to think about where we are now and that Floyd was killed five years ago. When you look back, how do you see that time?

But now, five years later, the country is deeply divided on issues of race and policing. NPR's domestic extremism correspondent Odette Youssef is here to talk about how such a dramatic change has happened. Good morning. Good morning. It's kind of amazing to think about where we are now and that Floyd was killed five years ago. When you look back, how do you see that time?

But now, five years later, the country is deeply divided on issues of race and policing. NPR's domestic extremism correspondent Odette Youssef is here to talk about how such a dramatic change has happened. Good morning. Good morning. It's kind of amazing to think about where we are now and that Floyd was killed five years ago. When you look back, how do you see that time?

We'll say more about that. What was brewing at that time that you say helped lead to the divisions that we see today?

We'll say more about that. What was brewing at that time that you say helped lead to the divisions that we see today?

We'll say more about that. What was brewing at that time that you say helped lead to the divisions that we see today?

Odette, we've also heard from the Trump administration and others who feel like the fixation on diversity, equity and inclusion was divisive in and of itself. And that if Americans focus less on issues like the country's history of slavery and Jim Crow, that people would relate better to each other.

Odette, we've also heard from the Trump administration and others who feel like the fixation on diversity, equity and inclusion was divisive in and of itself. And that if Americans focus less on issues like the country's history of slavery and Jim Crow, that people would relate better to each other.

Odette, we've also heard from the Trump administration and others who feel like the fixation on diversity, equity and inclusion was divisive in and of itself. And that if Americans focus less on issues like the country's history of slavery and Jim Crow, that people would relate better to each other.

That's NPR's Odette Youssef. Thank you so much for joining us.

That's NPR's Odette Youssef. Thank you so much for joining us.

That's NPR's Odette Youssef. Thank you so much for joining us.

And that's Up First for Saturday, May 24th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And that's Up First for Saturday, May 24th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And that's Up First for Saturday, May 24th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

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