Season Three of “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” -- Under-Known Black History

 

 A Serious Deep Dive into Black History with a Comic Twist

 

Join host Brian “B-Daht” McLaughlin every day in February in this historical docuseries rooted in Black excellence and legacy

 

iHeartMedia and Charlamagne tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network have announced Season three of the original series focused on highlighting the events in Black history that still influence society today, “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either.” 

 

Hosted by Brian “B-Daht” McLaughlin, comedian, radio host and creator of "The Freestyle Funny Comedy Show," 

 

“I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” is a historical docuseries rooted in Black excellence and legacy with a comic twist.

 
Throughout the series, McLaughlin showcases under-known Black history, including some events that took place near his hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina. The progressive podcast series is focused on cultivating connectivity and progression through truth within communities. 

Season three of “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” will have something for everyone, from history buffs to those who are tuning in for a good laugh. In episode one, McLaughlin discusses the United States’ long history of racism, swimming pools and “White Flight,” a post-desegregation phenomenon that occurred when white residents would leave their neighborhoods once they became racially integrated. 

 There is some much of Black history that has been either suppressed or just not well documented.

 

 For example, Between 1810-1850, an estimated 100,000 slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to the North. That puts the lie to the assertion by modern conservatives that Blacks were content under slavery.

 

I didn't know that Baseball legend Jackie Robinson had an older brother, Matthew “Mack” Robinson, who broke the Olympic record in 1936 in the 200-meter dash. However, he took home the silver medal because he finished behind Jesse Owens, just like every other runner in the world in that Olympics.

Did you know that Dr. Gladys West is "a still-living and largely unheralded Black woman whose scientific contributions enabled us to understand geodesy and the shape of the Earth well enough to make GPS technology possible?"

 
Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia created the Black Effect Podcast Network, celebrating the essential Black culture-shapers on the planet—in education, entertainment, politics, pop culture, and sports.

The Black Effect Podcast Network gives rise to emerging and established content creators and storytellers whose perspectives and creative visions have been marginalized and overlooked, while serving an audience that has been underserved.

Episode one of season three of “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” is available now, with daily episodes through the entirety of Black History Month. 

Finally, as we prepare for the mega sporting event of the year, The Super Bowl, let's recall the sad racial history of the Washington football franchise.

George Preston Marshall, owner of the Washington Redskins NFL team, was a supporter of racial segregation, and was the last NFL owner to integrate Black players onto the roster. He did so in 1962 under pressure from the NFL and the federal government, which threatened to block the use of D.C. Stadium, which they owned, unless he did.

Under such pressure, the Washington Redskins used three Black players during the 1962 season -- Bobby Mitchell, John Nisby and Ron Hatcher. In his first game in Washington, Mitchell ran back a 92-yard kickoff return against the Dallas Cowboys. The Redskins finished the season with a 5–7–2 record, their best record in five years. Mitchell led the league with 72 catches and, 1384 yards and ranked third with 11 touchdowns. He was selected to the first of three consecutive Pro Bowls.

 When George Preston Marshall died in 1969, he left some money to his children but directed that the bulk of his estate be used to set up a foundation in his name. He attached, however, one firm condition: that the foundation, operating out of Washington, D.C., should not direct a single dollar toward “any purpose which supports or employs the principle of racial integration in any form.” 

Check out “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either.” I can guarantee you will hear about historical events that have been largely ignored in the collective history of this nation. And you'll laugh, too.