July 8, 2025 • 8 mins
After giving you 3 of the most useless facts you'll never need in life, on this episode of I Didn't Know Maybe You Didn't Either, while the world keeps watching crime stats, two Black Mayors are quietly making history with record-low homicides. Find out how Baltimore and Chicago are flipping the script--and giving young people real options.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey there know it alls. Welcome back to another episode.
If I didn't know, maybe you didn't either. I'm your
host b Dot And of course a reminder. I'm running
for mister Alumni twenty twenty five for my alma mater,
Winston Salem State University. If you have love for HBCUs,
I'm asking everyone who hears this to send one dollar
(00:22):
to my cash app dollar Sign, mister Alumni twenty twenty five.
Every single dollar raise will be added together and given
in scholarship form for future rams.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
When I started my.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Journey at Winston Salem State University in two thousand, I
ain't have nothing but a dollar in a dream, and
after graduating in two thousand and six, I've stood true
to our model, which is enter to learn, depart to
serve with my dollar in a dream campaign, I'm showing
the power of group economics.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I'm not asking you to break the bank.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
I'm asking you to send four quarters, twenty nicholas, ten dimes,
one hundred pennies. One single dollar from you could change
the life of a future HBCU student. Sending that dollar
to my cash opp dollar Sign mister Alumni twenty twenty five.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And we also need you following our Instagram.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
We're trying to build those numbers on Instagram and YouTube.
Just search IDK myde. Pretty soon I'm gonna start giving
away stuff over there. We got merch coming, all types
of giveaways, so you need to get in the loop
like you're hula hooping. Just search IDK myde on all
platforms and you'll find us again. I am your host
(01:34):
b dot. I appreciate you for tuning in our dedicated listeners.
We call them know it All because we want to
know it all, baby. That's why we kick off every
episode with three of the most useless facts you'll never need,
not a day in life. So with that in mind,
how about we have at it. First, we'll talk about animals.
Did you know that a cow can produce sixty pounds
(01:55):
of manure every single day? When you do the map,
that's over twenty thousand pounds of manure every day from
just one cow.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
One.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
For your second useless factor, let's go to foods and beverages.
Tea is sold everywhere in every restaurant, usually for steel. However,
that southern sweet tea that you can't find up north.
I get upset every time I go to New York
and I say, do you have sweet tea? And they said, no,
we have sugar packets. How did they ask for those
sugar packets? I asked for sweet tea, Southern sweet tea
(02:30):
because I'm from the South, baby. And did you know
that Southern sweet tea was once originally used as a
sign of wealth. Yeah, because tea, sugar, ice, those are
all very expensive at the time. And for your final
useless facts, let's go to celebrities. Did you know that
Sean Connery wore a two pay in every single James
(02:52):
Bond movie he was ever in? And let me tell
you something, baby, whoever did that install deserves residual You
understand me. Those have been your three useless facts. A
cow can produce sixty pounds of manure every single day.
That Southern sweet teat that we loved so much, that
was originally used as a sign of wealth, not just
(03:12):
foreshadowing of diabetes, And Bond James Bond was wearing a
two pay every single time you saw Sean Connery playing
the park. To catch up on other useless facts, just
check out previous episodes.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Now. Of course, on I didn't know, maybe you didn't either.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
This is a show where we shine a light on
stories that don't always make the.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Headlines, but they damn sure should.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
And I know we love to talk about what's wrong
in our cities, but on today's episode, we gonna talk about.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
What's going on right. Let me ask you something.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Did you know that there was two black mayors that's
leading cities to some of the lowest homicide rates in
recent history?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Because I didn't. I didn't know. I didn't know. I
didn't know. I didn't know.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I didn't know.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
I didn't know.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Yeah, were talking about Baltimore in Chicago, two cities that
folks loved, the stereotype, Hyraq body more, myrdling, all that.
But this year, oh they flipping the script. Let's start
in Baltimore, the home of the CIAA tournament. We'll be
back there soon. Mayor Brandon Scott Young got the fro
(04:24):
and the vision. You did what I'm saying. He did
like a two K player. Google him, Mayor Brandon Scott.
He did like he can hit a mean Dougie dance
and could possibly run the one in the YMCA League.
But under his leadership, shoot Baltimore the seen and nearly
twenty four percent drop in homicides.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
That right there, twenty five percent.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Now, you might not be good with math to know
what decreased him by twenty five percent means.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
But you're like money. So let's flip it.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Let's say you get one thousand dollars at the beginning
of the year, and for the next fifty two weeks
you get a twenty five percent increase added to the
balance of the previous week. So the first week you
got a thousand, Multiply that by one point two five.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
That puts you at twelve fifty.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Multiply at twelve fifty by one point two five that
puts you at fifteen sixty two to fifty. In two weeks,
you'd went from one thousand to fifteen sixty two to fifty.
By a fourth week you had two thousand, four hundred
and forty one dollars and forty one cents. By the
end of the year, that one thousand dollars has made
you one hundred and eighty five thousand, three hundred and
(05:27):
two dollars and two cents. And get fifty two weeks
you went from one thousand dollars to damn near two
hundred thousand dollars. So what can Baltimore do in the
next fifty two weeks. I don't know, but I'm looking
forward to seeing hell. This past April they only had
five murders. That's the lowest in the city's history. And
that's not luck. His strategy. See back in twenty twenty one,
(05:50):
Mayor Scott rolled out a comprehensive violence prevention plan, not
a big, beautiful bill.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
See.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
The key idea for this was to treat gun violence
like a public health crisis, not just a police issue.
But what does that mean. Well, there's a group violence
reduction strategy where people that's most at risk of being
victims or shooters get life coaches, job opportunities and support
to step away from the streets. They had a Safe
Streets program where it trained community members, many of them
(06:19):
was former drug bills of street dudes, and it trained
them in doing real time conflict resolution, not cops, not cameras,
just credibility.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
And they had a nine to one one diversion program.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
That's if it's a mental health crisis or a domestic dispute,
you seeing someone trained for that, not always a badge
and a gun.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
And it's working.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
The city ain't perfect, but it's getting safer, and most importantly,
it's getting smarter about the problems. Now, let's take it
to Chicago. Sha town. I got experienced summertime Sha too,
but they got Mayor Brandon Johnson, another young black mayor
with a background in education and organizing. Now, under his leadership,
Chicago saw record low violence over the Memorial Day weekend
(07:01):
and a continued drop in shootings throughout this year. And
Mayor john saint just boost the police presence. He building
out alternatives, things like the Mayor's Office of Community Safety
and hiring a Deputy Mayor for Public Safety who focuses
on prevention, not just punishment. He's been funding community based organizations,
youth mentorship, violence interrupter programs. They even train the teams
(07:25):
in Chicago to be peacemakers during high risk weekends. Like
imagine that instead of watching kids get locked up, they
hiring kids to help keep the peace in Chicago. Because
you can't arrest your way out of poverty, but you
can fund opportunity. And that's what's happening right now. So
what does this mean for the rest of us? It
means that when people are giving options, support and dignity,
(07:47):
the game changes. When cities invest in mental health, education
and real community leadership and not just more sovereigns and
squad cars. You get safe for neighborhoods. It ain't just
about what's illegal, it's about so it's available. Because when
the only thing you offer a sixteen year old is
jail or the streets, don't act surprised when they choose
the streets. But when you offer that same team a job, mentorship,
(08:12):
music programs, hoop leagues, a purpose, you create peace and
that's the real power play. So yeah, I didn't know
that Baltimore and Chicago was out here setting records for
safety in twenty twenty five, And I definitely didn't know
it was being led by two young black mayors who
understood the assignment.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
And maybe you didn't either.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
I
Hey there know it alls. Welcome back to another episode.
If I didn't know, maybe you didn't either. I'm your
host b Dot And of course a reminder. I'm running
for mister Alumni twenty twenty five for my alma mater,
Winston Salem State University. If you have love for HBCUs,
I'm asking everyone who hears this to send one dollar
(00:22):
to my cash app dollar Sign, mister Alumni twenty twenty five.
Every single dollar raise will be added together and given
in scholarship form for future rams.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
When I started my.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Journey at Winston Salem State University in two thousand, I
ain't have nothing but a dollar in a dream, and
after graduating in two thousand and six, I've stood true
to our model, which is enter to learn, depart to
serve with my dollar in a dream campaign, I'm showing
the power of group economics.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I'm not asking you to break the bank.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
I'm asking you to send four quarters, twenty nicholas, ten dimes,
one hundred pennies. One single dollar from you could change
the life of a future HBCU student. Sending that dollar
to my cash opp dollar Sign mister Alumni twenty twenty five.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And we also need you following our Instagram.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
We're trying to build those numbers on Instagram and YouTube.
Just search IDK myde. Pretty soon I'm gonna start giving
away stuff over there. We got merch coming, all types
of giveaways, so you need to get in the loop
like you're hula hooping. Just search IDK myde on all
platforms and you'll find us again. I am your host
(01:34):
b dot. I appreciate you for tuning in our dedicated listeners.
We call them know it All because we want to
know it all, baby. That's why we kick off every
episode with three of the most useless facts you'll never need,
not a day in life. So with that in mind,
how about we have at it. First, we'll talk about animals.
Did you know that a cow can produce sixty pounds
(01:55):
of manure every single day? When you do the map,
that's over twenty thousand pounds of manure every day from
just one cow.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
One.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
For your second useless factor, let's go to foods and beverages.
Tea is sold everywhere in every restaurant, usually for steel. However,
that southern sweet tea that you can't find up north.
I get upset every time I go to New York
and I say, do you have sweet tea? And they said, no,
we have sugar packets. How did they ask for those
sugar packets? I asked for sweet tea, Southern sweet tea
(02:30):
because I'm from the South, baby. And did you know
that Southern sweet tea was once originally used as a
sign of wealth. Yeah, because tea, sugar, ice, those are
all very expensive at the time. And for your final
useless facts, let's go to celebrities. Did you know that
Sean Connery wore a two pay in every single James
(02:52):
Bond movie he was ever in? And let me tell
you something, baby, whoever did that install deserves residual You
understand me. Those have been your three useless facts. A
cow can produce sixty pounds of manure every single day.
That Southern sweet teat that we loved so much, that
was originally used as a sign of wealth, not just
(03:12):
foreshadowing of diabetes, And Bond James Bond was wearing a
two pay every single time you saw Sean Connery playing
the park. To catch up on other useless facts, just
check out previous episodes.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Now. Of course, on I didn't know, maybe you didn't either.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
This is a show where we shine a light on
stories that don't always make the.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Headlines, but they damn sure should.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
And I know we love to talk about what's wrong
in our cities, but on today's episode, we gonna talk about.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
What's going on right. Let me ask you something.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Did you know that there was two black mayors that's
leading cities to some of the lowest homicide rates in
recent history?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Because I didn't. I didn't know. I didn't know. I
didn't know. I didn't know.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I didn't know.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
I didn't know.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Yeah, were talking about Baltimore in Chicago, two cities that
folks loved, the stereotype, Hyraq body more, myrdling, all that.
But this year, oh they flipping the script. Let's start
in Baltimore, the home of the CIAA tournament. We'll be
back there soon. Mayor Brandon Scott Young got the fro
(04:24):
and the vision. You did what I'm saying. He did
like a two K player. Google him, Mayor Brandon Scott.
He did like he can hit a mean Dougie dance
and could possibly run the one in the YMCA League.
But under his leadership, shoot Baltimore the seen and nearly
twenty four percent drop in homicides.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
That right there, twenty five percent.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Now, you might not be good with math to know
what decreased him by twenty five percent means.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
But you're like money. So let's flip it.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Let's say you get one thousand dollars at the beginning
of the year, and for the next fifty two weeks
you get a twenty five percent increase added to the
balance of the previous week. So the first week you
got a thousand, Multiply that by one point two five.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
That puts you at twelve fifty.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Multiply at twelve fifty by one point two five that
puts you at fifteen sixty two to fifty. In two weeks,
you'd went from one thousand to fifteen sixty two to fifty.
By a fourth week you had two thousand, four hundred
and forty one dollars and forty one cents. By the
end of the year, that one thousand dollars has made
you one hundred and eighty five thousand, three hundred and
(05:27):
two dollars and two cents. And get fifty two weeks
you went from one thousand dollars to damn near two
hundred thousand dollars. So what can Baltimore do in the
next fifty two weeks. I don't know, but I'm looking
forward to seeing hell. This past April they only had
five murders. That's the lowest in the city's history. And
that's not luck. His strategy. See back in twenty twenty one,
(05:50):
Mayor Scott rolled out a comprehensive violence prevention plan, not
a big, beautiful bill.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
See.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
The key idea for this was to treat gun violence
like a public health crisis, not just a police issue.
But what does that mean. Well, there's a group violence
reduction strategy where people that's most at risk of being
victims or shooters get life coaches, job opportunities and support
to step away from the streets. They had a Safe
Streets program where it trained community members, many of them
(06:19):
was former drug bills of street dudes, and it trained
them in doing real time conflict resolution, not cops, not cameras,
just credibility.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
And they had a nine to one one diversion program.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
That's if it's a mental health crisis or a domestic dispute,
you seeing someone trained for that, not always a badge
and a gun.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
And it's working.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
The city ain't perfect, but it's getting safer, and most importantly,
it's getting smarter about the problems. Now, let's take it
to Chicago. Sha town. I got experienced summertime Sha too,
but they got Mayor Brandon Johnson, another young black mayor
with a background in education and organizing. Now, under his leadership,
Chicago saw record low violence over the Memorial Day weekend
(07:01):
and a continued drop in shootings throughout this year. And
Mayor john saint just boost the police presence. He building
out alternatives, things like the Mayor's Office of Community Safety
and hiring a Deputy Mayor for Public Safety who focuses
on prevention, not just punishment. He's been funding community based organizations,
youth mentorship, violence interrupter programs. They even train the teams
(07:25):
in Chicago to be peacemakers during high risk weekends. Like
imagine that instead of watching kids get locked up, they
hiring kids to help keep the peace in Chicago. Because
you can't arrest your way out of poverty, but you
can fund opportunity. And that's what's happening right now. So
what does this mean for the rest of us? It
means that when people are giving options, support and dignity,
(07:47):
the game changes. When cities invest in mental health, education
and real community leadership and not just more sovereigns and
squad cars. You get safe for neighborhoods. It ain't just
about what's illegal, it's about so it's available. Because when
the only thing you offer a sixteen year old is
jail or the streets, don't act surprised when they choose
the streets. But when you offer that same team a job, mentorship,
(08:12):
music programs, hoop leagues, a purpose, you create peace and
that's the real power play. So yeah, I didn't know
that Baltimore and Chicago was out here setting records for
safety in twenty twenty five, And I definitely didn't know
it was being led by two young black mayors who
understood the assignment.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
And maybe you didn't either.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
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