Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met just once. Now their stories are the basis of “Genius: MLK/X.” We talk to the people behind the show about bringing these legends to life.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty/Disney+When National Geographic first approached Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood about producing the fourth season of the Genius anthology docu-drama series, only one civil rights leader was put forward. Previously, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and Aretha Franklin have been the focus of respective installments, but the couple knew if they were going to proceed with this project, this one would need to be a double-heade
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