Young Michael became Martin Luther King Jr. at age five. Malcolm was born Malcolm Little and upon becoming a Muslim, he took the last name X to represent his unknown African ancestry and surname.

It's a biting piece of criticism aimed at Malcolm X that for decades was attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. But a new biography of King suggests history books about these two men may need to be ...

Jackson, Jeffrey Wright, and David Oyelowo have all portrayed civil rights activist Martin Luther ... Dr. King’s legacy. Aaron Pierre, who was tapped for the role of Malcolm X, got cold feet ...

The cast includes Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Aaron Pierre as Malcolm X, Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King and Jayme Lawson as Betty Shabazz. The first teaser offers ...

Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre had the same reaction after learning that they had been hired to play the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, respectively, in National Geographic‘s ...

The latest installment of Genius: MLK/X season 4, presented by National Geographic, follows parallel stories about the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. The series collectively ...

Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre) in 'Genius: MLK/X.' - Credit: Richard DuCree/National Geographic “I still was a little bit scared and unsure if that was ...

The cast includes Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Aaron Pierre as Malcolm X, Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King and Jayme Lawson as Betty Shabazz. 'Genius: MLK/X' stars Kelvin ...