'Genius: MLK/X' at Disney+ Casts Kelvin Harrison Jr., Aaron Pierre, Weruche Opia, Jayme Lawson in Lead Roles

'MLK/X', the fourth episode of Disney+'s period drama anthology series and National Geographic 'Genius,' has set its main cast: Kelvin Harrison Jr. will play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Aaron Pierre will play Malcolm X, Weruche Opia will play Coretta Scott King, and Jayme Lawson will play Betty Shabazz.

'Genius: MLK/X' will explore formative years, pioneering achievements, dueling philosophies and the key relationship figures of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X forcefully advocated for empowerment, identity, and freedom. black self-determination. With their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz, by their side, King and Malcolm X have become synonymous with the civil rights era and the struggle for racial and economic justice.

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