Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, is escorted from Temple in "Genius:MLK/X."

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Same path, different directions: 'MLK/X' puts King, X on parallel journeys

Same path, different directions: 'MLK/X' puts King, X on parallel journeys

Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre can name the actors who have played Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X on screen. They also suspect those actors felt the same way they did when they began “Genius: MLK/X,” a limited series about the two Civil Rights leaders. "I’m sure they were insecure and scared ..."