Genius: MLK/X
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![(Clockwise from top left) Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Carter Ace Oliver as Martin Luther King III, and Emelia Kahiha as Yoki King in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/99/02/9902959C-7244-1D2A-DE3F-55D439F73A69/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc27_19784_R-0x300.jpg)
(Clockwise from top left) Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Carter Ace Oliver as Martin Luther King III, and Emelia Kahiha as Yoki King in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)
Episode: #4 "Watch the Throne"
Air Date 02/08/2024
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![Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., sits patiently in jail in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/82/D6/82D6C605-5B44-0602-1160-DB1D5420DB4C/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc38_24544_R-450x0.jpg)
![Aaron Pierre as Malcolm X in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/0D/0E/0D0EAC44-528F-69D0-D665-D33B0F50BCBE/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc14_21544_R2-450x0.jpg)
![Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., is accosted at a sit-in as seen in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/3C/C6/3CC6D553-995B-9E03-E752-9C11E16E7DF4/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc36_23435_R-450x0.jpg)
![The King family sits for an interview in their home in GENIUS: MLK/X. (From left: Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Emelia Kahiha as Yoki King, and Carter Ace Oliver as Martin Luther King III). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/1C/25/1C250EA5-2CF3-C561-41E3-23B5A211A594/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc27_19628_R-450x0.jpg)
The King family sits for an interview in their home in GENIUS: MLK/X. (From left: Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Emelia Kahiha as Yoki King, and Carter Ace Oliver as Martin Luther King III). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)
Episode: #4 "Watch the Throne"
Air Date 02/08/2024
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![Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr. in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/5F/B9/5FB961A0-8EE4-2CE2-26C9-AB4EED1C6FC7/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc27_19528_R-450x0.jpg)
![Erica Tazel as Ella Baker in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/9B/0C/9B0CCB82-56FA-7623-F466-BA8EC3EB7BE0/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc22_21220_R-450x0.jpg)
![Julian Bond, played by Richard David, leads SNCC students in a sit-in in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/6D/3C/6D3C2480-8539-838E-AAE8-60EFC53C95CF/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc36_23631_R-450x0.jpg)
![Julian Bond, played by Richard David, Ralph Abernathy, played by Hubert Point-Du Jour, and Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., are accosted at a sit-in, as seen in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/77/09/77093E20-951E-1922-7F4A-BAD4DFF111F6/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc36_23529_R-450x0.jpg)
Julian Bond, played by Richard David, Ralph Abernathy, played by Hubert Point-Du Jour, and Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., are accosted at a sit-in, as seen in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)
Episode: #4 "Watch the Throne"
Air Date 02/08/2024
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![Betty, played by Jayme Lawson, consults with her husband Malcolm, played by Aaron Pierre, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/2B/67/2B67BE78-5C34-23BF-6762-BB1C5C918E25/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc08_16534_R-450x0.jpg)
![Magazine reporters interview and photograph the Kings in their home in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/DA/3D/DA3D03A0-5E4B-CE85-2476-59A3E83F1E31/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc27_19837_R-450x0.jpg)
![Bayard Rustin, played by Griffin Matthews, talks to Martin in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/D9/74/D9740CE2-FF99-9F75-6D8D-1C7A80402B78/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc28_20368_R-450x0.jpg)
![Juanita, played by Sasha Compère, holds up a magazine featuring the Kings in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/64/85/64852749-AC97-3B71-330A-A05A3037C899/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc37_20073_R-450x0.jpg)
![Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, reviews slides in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/72/75/7275175F-F331-705B-05E5-22E9FF590D56/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc07_18493_R-450x0.jpg)
![Julian Bond, played by Richard David, speaks to students of the SNCC in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/7A/4D/7A4DC2E4-0FE3-AB3A-3C89-4DA8DF87494E/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc22_20785_R-450x0.jpg)
![Coretta, played by Weruche Opia, looks worriedly at Juanita, played by Sasha Compère, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/70/12/70127205-2B76-417F-64C4-7E0681A3CB1A/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc37_19976_R-450x0.jpg)
![Ella Mae, played by Ashley Romans, and Betty, played by Jayme Lawson, have dinner with Elijah Muhammad, played by Ron Cephas Jones, GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/25/51/2551CAF2-A77A-429F-7E2D-2F28FA6BD714/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc24_39187_R-450x0.jpg)
![The SCLC members gather to discuss their sit-in approach in GENIUS: MLK/X. (From left: Erica Tazel as Ella Baker, Griffin Matthews as Bayard Rustin, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy, and Vince Pisani as Stanley). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/10/5E/105E49D8-FDF1-84B1-2936-B5E805EB44F6/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc06_16826_R-450x0.jpg)
The SCLC members gather to discuss their sit-in approach in GENIUS: MLK/X. (From left: Erica Tazel as Ella Baker, Griffin Matthews as Bayard Rustin, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy, and Vince Pisani as Stanley). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)
Episode: #4 "Watch the Throne"
Air Date 02/08/2024
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![Malcom X, played by Aaron Pierre, shows photos to Elijah Muhammad, played by Ron Cephas Jones, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/5A/88/5A88C05B-3559-B84A-A68F-02009015CB4E/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc26_39217_R-450x0.jpg)
![Betty, played by Jayme Lawson, and Malcolm, played by Aaron Pierre, welcome their newborn baby in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/4C/9B/4C9B4D1E-B443-F52A-2F35-D5739A46C833/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc29_23995_R-450x0.jpg)
![Betty, played by Jayme Lawson, and Malcolm, played by Aaron Pierre, are reunited after Malcolm returns from a trip in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/86/DC/86DC98D3-2EE7-6FD8-8FBD-3E3407C6B7CE/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc05_22457_R-450x0.jpg)
![Ella Mae, played by Ashley Romans, and Betty Shabazz, played by Jayme Lawson, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/AF/17/AF17E5E9-7D08-94A4-B382-E9BC605F7B28/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc24_39142_R-450x0.jpg)
![Lomax, played by Jared Wofford, and his crew in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/C0/7F/C07F677D-B7AB-F560-8A77-9EBF40520773/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc14_21674_R-450x0.jpg)
![Ron Cephas Jones as Elijah Muhammad in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/18/5C/185CAE3F-406B-A16A-540A-8C5B1CD416E3/GeniusMLKX_Ep404_Sc39_18003_R-450x0.jpg)