Race in America
Chronicling the human journey of racial, ethnic, and religious groups across the United States
In a first for the franchise, the new season of the Emmy® Award-winning anthology series will focus on two iconic geniuses: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre). "Genius: MLK/X" will explore the formative years, where they were molded by strong fathers and traumatic injustices, to their rich, parallel stories as they shaped their identities and became the change they wished to see in the world. The docudrama series offers an intimate look into their complex lives as husbands, fathers, brothers and sons, taking them off the iconic T-shirts to show their humanity. With their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King (Weruche Opia) and Betty Shabazz (Jayme Lawson) leading by their sides, King and X are two visionaries who ultimately rose to pioneer a movement.
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When MLK met Malcom X—the story behind an iconic image
The two civil rights leaders came together at the end of their lives. What might have happened had they met earlier?
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‘The 1619 Project’ comes to Hulu, expanding the story of enslaved Africans
Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses how the project reframes the role of slavery in American society "in ways that we don't know."
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The 1619 Project was an explosive media project that explored the ways the legacy of slavery still shapes American society. Its creator, Nikole Hannah-Jones, shares what it was like to be in the middle of this cultural event.
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More than half a million people shared their experiences with the Race Card Project. Here's what they said.
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The Race Issue
In 2018, to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, National Geographic examined the implications of race on how we live, communicate, view the world and each other.
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