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The next installment of NatGeo’s Genius franchise will follow two subjects: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and thus be titled Genius: MLK/X. “The fourth season will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin

Nominations for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards were announced on Tuesday, and HBO’s Insecure and OWN’s Queen Sugar led TV’s comedy and drama packs, respectively. Insecure‘s farewell run amassed 11 total nods, followed in the comedy pack by black-ish‘s eight. Queen Sugar collected six total

THE PERFORMER | Cynthia Erivo THE SHOW | Nat Geo’s Genius: Aretha THE EPISODE | “Respect” (March 21, 2021) THE PERFORMANCE | Thirteen seconds. That’s how long it took Erivo to convince us in Genius: Aretha‘s opening episode that she’d embodied an icon. From knowing little smiles to the “up-south”

Aretha Franklin sang about “Respect” but what she really craved was control. Franklin, who was undeniably brilliant, fiercely wanted to protect the love and loss within her private life as well as have a say in the strategic trajectory of her career. These are two of the major themes thoughtfully

Aretha Franklin was a musical genius. Period. Not only could she take command of her mostly male back-up band, but her brilliant ear allowed her to compose and craft hit after hit while secretly dealing with painful occurrences in her life. In fact, she often turned pain into creative inspiration.