No teams: 'Genius: MLK/X' suggests 'we need both' Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
The new season of National Geographic’s “Genius” anthology series focuses on two civil rights legends, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
By ALICIA RANCILIO
Published - Feb 01, 2024, 12:25 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 01, 2024, 12:25 PM EST
Much has been written about the one-and-only time the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met. It was on March 26, 1964, and the two civil rights leaders were both in Washington for a Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act.
The moment is also depicted in the new installment of National Geographic's “Genius” anthology series called “ Genius: MLK /X," premiering Thursday. This is the fourth series.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (King) and Aaron Pierre (Malcolm X) now can be at ease about being scheduled to shoot the scene on the first day of filming. At the time, it was intimidating.
“I was like, what kind of prank are the producers trying to play on us,” recalled Harrison. “We barely even knew what we were doing yet.
