Omar's nascent love of Greek mythology has some truth in real life; according to a passage in David Simon and Ed Burns' non-fiction book, "The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood", children in Baltimore schools pay little attention to most classes or stories, but are often interested in and appreciative of Greek mythology.
Stringer calls Washington DC the Chocolate City because for decades it was known affectionately as "Chocolate City" to many black Americans, because it was predominantly African-American.
Although credited, John Doman, Frankie Faison, Deirdre Lovejoy and Andre Royo do not appear in this episode.