‘Genius: MLK/X’ Team On Creating “Aha Moments” To Bring Fresh Perspective To Civil Rights Leaders — Contenders TV
deadline.comExecutive producers Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reggie Rock Bythewood and co-showrunners Raphael Jackson Jr. and Damione Macedon were at Deadline’s Contenders TV event Saturday to discuss the historical importance of showing Black stories onscreen in the latest season National Geographic’s anthology series Genius.
Season 4 focuses on Civil Rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre) from their formative years, molded by their fathers and racial injustices, to their legendary careers that changed the world.
Undoubtedly, there have been copious amounts of media and examinations on the lives of X and King, the two most pivotal figures in fighting against racial injustices and prejudice.
However, Jackson and Macedon went undeterred in trying to find a new way to tell their story in Genius MLK/X. “We gathered a multitude of historians and people who knew either Martin or Malcolm to give us the behind-the-scenes insight as to who they were as people,” Macedon explained. “I have a degree in history, so I went into this very cocky.
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