Notorious BIG, Touré, Notorious B.I.G., Netflix, Sean Combs: The Reckoning

by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

October 29, 2025

Teenager Steps Out As Notorious B.I.G. For Halloween And Goes Viral

A video clip was posted to social media showing the very similarly dressed teenager resembling the Brooklyn emcee

As Halloween approaches, a viral clip of a young teenager dressed like the iconic Brooklyn emcee, The Notorious B.I.G., has amassed nearly 17 million views.

The video clip, posted on X by My Mixtapez, shows the teenager surrounded on the street by other children dressed in costumes. The teen is dressed up in a denim jacket over a black T-shirt, jeans, and what looks like the hip-hop staple, Timberland boots, popularized by rappers over the years. But what stands out in the clip is the crown on his head, which resembles one of the infamous looks the rapper was known for before his untimely death in 1997.

Teen’s Halloween costume goes viral after he dresses up as Biggie Smalls. 🔥
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— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) October 26, 2025

Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, who died nearly 30 years ago, is still honored, revered, and mentioned today.

Biggie is still so popular in his hometown, the Brooklyn Nets set aside a series of ‘Biggie Nights’ at Barclays Center, with the first one taking place Nov. 11.

The team originally introduced a city edition uniform in 2018 that honored him, and recently announced it is bringing the special Brooklyn Camo City Edition uniform back for the 2025-26 NBA season. Basketball and hip-hop fans got the chance to see the 2025-26 City Edition uniforms when the team held a practice at Potomac Playground in Biggie’s old stomping ground in Bed-Stuy, Sept. 27.

When the Brooklyn Camo uniform debuted in 2018, it sold out after hip-hop and sports fans saw it go on sale. The Nets stated that it remains one of the most popular in the Nets’ Brooklyn era.

Those in the New York City vicinity or who will be there can see the Nets play in the special edition uniforms on the following dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 11 vs. Toronto Raptors
Monday, Nov. 24 vs. New York Knicks
Saturday, Nov. 29 at Milwaukee Bucks
Sunday, Dec. 21 vs. Toronto Raptors
Friday, Jan. 9 vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Friday, Jan. 16 vs. Chicago Bulls
Friday, Jan. 23 vs. Boston Celtics
Thursday, Feb. 5 at Orlando Magic
Friday, Feb. 27 at Boston Celtics
Friday, March 20 vs. New York Knicks
Friday, April 3 vs. Atlanta Hawks

Sadly, the then-24-year-old emcee was shot and killed in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. His murder is still unsolved.

by Sharelle B. McNair

October 29, 2025

Jim Clyburn Highlights Similarities Between Project 2025 And ‘Jim Crow Era’

'Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0.'

Legendary South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, the state’s only Democratic lawmaker, is speaking out on the state of politics under the Trump administration, comparing Project 2025 to the Jim Crow era.

“Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0. Now the interesting thing about this is that it will help people understand that even the violence that you see today, is reflective of what was going on after the Reconstruction or the Emancipation Proclamation, which was 1863,” Clyburn told Jaime Harrison, the former Democratic National Committee chair, on the At Our Table podcast.

“And the reaction to all of that is those people who did not want to see the formerly enslaved assimilated into our society fought it,” Clyburn said. “And they fought to redeem the pre-Civil War antebellum period.

"Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0." @RepJamesClyburn isn't reaching, he's reminding us. #AtOurTable pic.twitter.com/Ahvg1p8Ni4
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 27, 2025

Project 2025, a 1,000-page blueprint for 2025, first made headlines in 2023. It is chock full with extreme conservative ideologies such as policies against immigration, anti-DEI and LGBTQIA+ efforts, and the fight against women’s reproductive rights.

So far, several of those ideas have come to fruition with plans of redistricting state districts, women not having the freedom to choose in some states and DEI being a thing of the past following President Donald Trump’s executive order.

Most Project 2025 moves have resulted in both peaceful and violent protests, correlating to Clyburn’s Jim Crow reference. Black people and some allies simply fighting for equality were the victims of violence at the hands of police and white supremacy groups like the Ku Klux Klan. One of the most famous acts of violence was Bloody Sunday, where hundreds of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 seeking the right to vote.

The group, including Civil Rights leaders like the late Dr. Martin Luther King and Sen. John Lewis, suffered horrific beatings at the hands of racist police officers and community members.

The tragedy sparked a fire in President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which allowed majority-minority districts to be created and gave voters the right to sue if they feel government officials are trying to limit their voting rights based on race.

Fast forward to 2025. American citizens fighting against police brutality in the name of victims like George Floyd, Sandra Bland and Ahmaud Arbrey, during Black Lives Matter protests. Masked vigilantes have marched the streets of major cities and majority Black communities like Lincoln Heights, Ohio, in an attempt to intimidate residents, as outlined in Project 2025 .

Black Americans having the right to vote for leaders that will fight for them is at risk due to Trump’s redistricting plan being in action—all the way to the Supreme Court bench.

Clyburn’s home state is attempting to spearhead efforts which he is opposed to. According to ABC News 4, Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, one of Washington’s most conservative House members, called on the General Assembly of the Palmetto State to redraw its district lines.

He called out Clyburn’s 6th Congressional District directly, calling it “lopsided.” However, the senior lawmaker, who has served since 1992, doesn’t seem to be worried about it as the track record speaks for itself. The district is listed in section two of the Voting Rights Act, after the state fought to give Black voters equitable representation in the 1990s.

“I’m not concerned at all. I know the people of South Carolina very well. I know Ralph Norman very well,” Clyburn said. “I know the governor of this state very well, who is as partisan a Republican as he can be, but he’s as fair a Republican as he can be. Norm doesn’t believe in fairness.”

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

October 29, 2025

Mob The Block Supports Latest Black Business In DMV By Pulling Up Fifty Deep For Community

Mob The Block has a special way of getting customers into the establishments of Black entrepreneurs.

Another day, another Black business graciously “mobbed” by a crowd of customers ready to support them.

Mob The Block is an initiative based in the DMV area to support Black businesses, guerilla-style. The group and its supporters come together to visit local shops and engage the community.

With a mission toward uplifting diverse entrepreneurship, Mob The Block has successfully driven awareness and visibility for several establishments, from coffee shops to clothing stores. Founded by powerhouse sisters LaRhonda Stevenson and Melissa Lewis, the nonprofit has grown in its programming and purpose.

The mobs are typically done by surprise or planned in advance, but always leave with the same result: showing these businesses that their community will show up for them. In its latest “mob” for a cause, the Mob The Block squad headed to the Black women-owned New Digz, a curated consignment shop in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

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The Mob pulled up to the owner’s emotional surprise, cheering her on as they explained their reason for the pop-up.

“What this mob is about is to spotlight you, but we did a twist, because we’re going to curate this thing so it’s a fashion show,” shared Stevenson in the video.

The owner immediately burst into tears as she saw the slew of customers pouring in. The group, however, had plans to do more than patronize the business, but spotlight it for others to follow suit.

She continued, “You see all these people? What? They’re going to share it, and that’s how you bring visibility to businesses in the DMV.”

Mob The Block has successfully completed around seven mobs thus far. Since its first guerrilla-style support, the crew has expanded its events into networking and business development, offering its expertise into making these businesses not only last, but thrive within their communities.

Their ultimate goal is to help Black entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground and to last for generations. This impact not only helps business owners but gets the community involved in this overarching goal to drive up entrepreneurship.

Black entrepreneurs remain underrepresented within the business landscape. According to the Pew Research Center, the number of Black businesses increased in 2022 to almost 200,000, accompanied by a boost in revenue of over $200 billion. However, these figures only accounted for 3% of all U.S. businesses and 1% of all revenue.

“If we were struggling to be seen, how many other Black-owned businesses were fighting the same fight — quietly, alone, and unsupported,” expressed the co-founders to BLACK ENTERPRISE. “That frustration birthed a bold idea. That’s how Mob the Block was born — a radical act of love, strategy, and community. A pull-up where a mob of people show up at a Black-owned business to shop, support, and shake the table.”

While they make up only a small share of businesses, Black entrepreneurs now have a new avenue of support with Mob The Block. With a slate of upcoming events and a brighter spotlight on their unique marketing approach, the nonprofit hopes to promote the longevity and success of Black businesses while connecting the community.

They added, “This is about more than shopping. It’s about sustainability, ownership, and economic power. And letting the world know: we support us. It’s a movement, and it’s only getting louder.”

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by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

October 29, 2025

What?! Police Say Former Syracuse Avis Budget Employee Allegedly Stole 47 Cars and Rented Them Out

Milton W. Thompson III is accused of stealing the vehicles and renting them out.

A former Avis Budget car rental employee is wanted by police officers for allegedly stealing close to 50 vehicles and renting them to central New York residents.

According to Syracuse.com, 31-year-old Milton W. Thompson III allegedly took 47 vehicles from Avis Budget Car Rental at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport campus between June and August.

The value of the stolen vehicles was estimated to be over $1 million. Forty-two have been recovered so far.

Thompson is wanted on two felony charges: Second-degree grand larceny, a Class C felony, and first-degree scheme to defraud, a Class E felony. Several others were arrested and charged with unlawful use of a vehicle. Police officials have not publicly identified them.

Jason Terreri, executive director of the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA), refused to answer questions about the case during a phone call with Syracuse.com.

No details have emerged on how the vehicles were stolen or how Thompson rented them to people. An SRAA spokesperson said the former employee had “inside knowledge” of the car rental’s operations that enabled him to commit the thefts.

No further information was revealed regarding how long Thompson had worked at the company, when he last worked there, or how long Avis Budget had known about the theft and the scheme to rent out the vehicles.

There were also no details about whether anyone else was involved or if Thompson had any accomplices in his scheme.

The Associated Press reported that Avis Budget released a statement saying company officials were aware of the allegations and were cooperating with airport police in the investigation.

Police are asking that anyone with information on Thompson or his whereabouts contact the airport police department at 315-455-3500 or PD_Supervisor@sraapd.org.

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

October 29, 2025

Olympic Gymnast Jordan Chiles To Hit The Floor Under New Representation With CAA

Chiles will be represented for all new deals across sports and entertainment with CAA.

Jordan Chiles is ready to hit the floor with her new talent agency, Creative Arts Agency.

The decorated Olympic gymnast has signed with CAA as she takes off in the next phase of her career. The current “Dancing With The Stars” contestant secured the new representation in the midst of her current gig.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news Oct. 27, sharing that CAA will represent the dynamic athlete and emerging media personality as she continues her strut through Hollywood.

In her professional career, Chiles has already become a household name in U.S. gymnastics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she earned a gold medal for the women’s team all-around competition. A member of the U.S. Women’s national gymnastics team since 2013, Chiles has participated in two Olympics. At the 2022 (2020) Tokyo Games, she also won silver with the team all-around.

The UCLA athlete also garnered acclaim for her culturally uplifting floor routines. Winning the World vault and floor exercise silver medal in 2022, Chiles also received multiple Perfect 10s for her dynamic sets throughout her NCAA Career.

With multiple NCAA, World, and Olympic titles on her resume, Chiles is a trailblazer as a celebrated Black gymnast. However, the breakout athlete has other avenues outside her USA leotard.

The 24-year-old has already co-starred in a 2025 Super Bowl commercial, joining fellow Olympic medalist Sha’Carri Richardson for a Nike advertisement. She has also accrued numerous high-profile endorsements from Nike, Beats by Dre, Chase Bank, and Netflix for her personality and athletic prowess.

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An advocate for young female athletes, Chiles also launched the SHERO Athlete Collective this August. The initiative works to mentor young women in sports throughout their growing careers. The New York Times best-selling author also released her debut memoir, I’m That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams, in which she reflects on her triumphant journey to Olympic gold despite racism and other adversity.

As the girl on the floor rises to the top, Chiles continues to use her platform to promote positivity and women’s empowerment in all avenues. With her own brand as a content creator, podcaster, and author, she hopes to reach new heights with CAA on her team.

Trump, Black History Month, Tiger Woods, grants, whitney Plantation,

by Sharelle B. McNair

October 29, 2025

Trump Administration Ordered To Give Back Grants For School Mental Health Counselors

Evanson labeled the federal agency’s decision arbitrary and touched on it being capricious as the states argued the damage done from the grants being cut.

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to administer millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools, after cancelling $1 billion in funding, ABC News reports.

In a preliminary ruling by Seattle U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly K. Evanson, the White House has been ordered to restore grant funding used to hire mental health counselors and social workers to 16 states that challenged the Department of Education’s (DOE) decision to withhold funding past December 2025 in the name of diversity opposition.

The grants were part of the Congressionally -funded 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bill passed following the school shooting that took place in Uvalde, Texas, resulting in 19 elementary school students and two adults being killed at the hands of a teenage gunman. According to NPR, the bill would pour federal dollars into schools to address concerns of a student mental health crisis.

However, once President Trump dialed back on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in schools, the DOE said the grants violated “the letter or purpose of federal civil rights law,” even though the grants had already proven their worth.

In Corbett, Oregon, the grants helped Superintendent Derek Fialkiewicz more than triple the number of school mental health professionals in his district of 1,100 students, which is largely rural. Before the funding came into play, the school official said his district had just two counselors, which he realized was “just not sustainable for our students and especially coming out of COVID.”

Evanson labeled the federal agency’s decision arbitrary and called it capricious, as the states argued about the damage caused by the grants being cut. “Congress created these programs to address the states’ need for school-based mental health services in their schools, and has repeatedly reaffirmed the need for those services over the years by reauthorizing and increasing appropriations to these programs,” Evanson wrote.

“There is no evidence the Department considered any relevant data about the Grants at issue.”

The ruling will reinstate funding to Democratic-led states and districts, including Madera County, California, restoring close to $3.8 million. Marin County in the same state will get back $8 million. Hopefully, other states like Maine will reap the benefits of the ruling, as the Trump team claims their decision was based on the thought that the funding was harmful to children since some aspects of the grant touched on race.

After the bill was passed, the grants assisted nine rural school districts in Maine in hiring 10 new school mental health workers and retaining four more.

by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

October 29, 2025

Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince Prep Release Of Animated Series, ‘Tehk City’

The series is a “high-octane animated neo-noir”

An animated action series, Tehk City, co-created by Ice-T and Tommy The Animator and executive-produced by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Arabian Prince, is slated for release in 2026.

According to Deadline, the series is being produced with Ambitious Entertainment, which is in discussions with domestic and international distributors and streamers. Tehk City has been described as a “high-octane animated neo-noir” that “unfolds in a brutal, near-future penal colony where every choice is life or death, chaos reigns and only the ruthless survive.”

“I just wanted to bring something new to animation that’s never been seen before, coming from the mind of a Black creator out of the projects of the Upper West Side of Manhattan,” said Ice-T in a written statement.

Industry veterans Ken Corben, Kirk Shaw, and Thomas Vitale are also on board as producers and EPs, with Rusty Cundeiff as a producer and Robert Rippberger as another EP.

“Tehk City is one of those rare projects that came together through the collaboration of an exceptional team,” Ambitious Entertainment’s Shaw said. “We’re creating a world only animation could capture, where morality is a luxury and the visual style is as fierce as the story itself.”

The series was initially introduced in 2022 as DEATH FOR HIRE: The Origin of Tehk City. The animated series will showcase a group of pushers and killers who toe the line between anti-hero and arch-villain, quickly obscuring reality.

Earlier this year, Ice-T honored his longtime friend, Snoop, when he presented the veteran rapper with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the 2025 Webby Awards. Billboard reported that the 29th annual Webby Awards took place May 12 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Snoop was recognized for his trailblazing business ventures, including Broadus Foods and cannabis products, TV appearances, and Death Row Records, the record label that launched his career.

contraceptives Trump administration, Africans, Belgium, Belgians

by Jeroslyn JoVonn

October 28, 2025

Aid Workers Fear Trump Administration May Be Stockpiling Contraceptives Until Expiration

Concerns are mounting that the Trump administration may be storing $9.7 million in contraceptives in Belgium until they expire.

Concerns are rising over the Trump administration’s decision to store $9.7 million worth of U.S.-purchased contraceptives in Belgian warehouses until they expire.

The undelivered contraceptives, initially intended for donation to various African countries and procured by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Biden administration, are now being stored indefinitely in Belgian warehouses, CNN reported, as many U.S. foreign aid programs have been discontinued under Trump.

With most products set to expire in 2028 or 2029, and the earliest batch expiring in April 2027, aid workers fear the U.S. government may be allowing the supplies to sit until they become unusable or ineligible for export.

Elsewhere, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) says that most of the supplies are intended for Tanzania, which enforces minimum shelf-life requirements for medical imports. Marcel Van Valen, head of Supply Chain at IPPF, said that around one million injectable vials and over 400,000 implants, together valued at $3.97 million, will no longer meet Tanzanian import standards by the end of this year or mid-next year. Under Tanzanian regulations, “any device with a shelf life of more than 24 months whose remaining shelf life is less than 60%” cannot be imported.

“It’s urgent that we receive these resources before they become ineligible for import,” said Dr. Bakari Omary, the project coordinator at the NGO Umati, which is IPPF’s member organization in Tanzania. “The contraceptives being held represent 28% of the country’s total annual need, and not having them is already impacting clients’ reproductive health and family planning freedoms.”

The U.S. State Department previously stated that it had made a “preliminary decision” to destroy the contraceptives stored in Belgium by incineration for $167,000. However, the plan was blocked by regulations in Flanders, Belgium, which prohibit the incineration of reusable medical devices.

Since the incineration plans became public knowledge, aid workers have urged the Trump administration to deliver the contraceptives to women in Tanzania, Mali, Kenya, and other countries, or to sell them to NGOs that could distribute them. They warn that the undelivered supplies, combined with cuts to family planning programs, could lead to higher maternal deaths, unsafe abortions, and economic hardship from unplanned pregnancies.

However, representatives from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and MSI Reproductive Choices all claim that the U.S. government has ignored or rejected their offers to purchase the contraceptives.

“Destination countries, including Tanzania (the main recipient), as well as others such as Malawi, Bangladesh, DR Congo, Kenya, apply importation rules that limit entry to medicines with a specific percentage of remaining shelf life,” IPPF’s head of supply chain Marcel Van Valen said.”

The contraceptives consist mainly of long-acting birth control methods, including intrauterine devices (IUDs), rod implants, injections, and tablets containing levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol. However, a U.S. State Department spokesperson previously described the supplies in Belgium as “certain abortifacient birth control commodities from terminated Biden-era USAID contracts,” a controversial remark reflecting ongoing U.S. debates over when life begins.

The UNFPA is pressing ahead with its efforts to purchase the contraceptives and address the ongoing maternal health crisis.

“Contraceptives save lives. Around the world, there are over 250 million women who want to avoid pregnancy but are not able to access family planning,” UNFPA said in a statement. “UNFPA and its partners estimate that filling this unmet need for family planning could reduce maternal deaths by approximately 25%.”

Innovative Black-Owned Products To Savor On National Chocolate Day

by Ahsan Washington

October 28, 2025

Innovative Black-Owned Products To Savor On National Chocolate Day

Chocolate is synonymous with indulgence, luxury, and sheer delight.

For generations, chocolate has been synonymous with indulgence, luxury, and sheer delight; for entrepreneurs, though, it doubles as a canvas for invention and innovation. Whether it’s hand‑crafted chocolate bars, cocoa‑infused skincare, opulent desserts or chocolate‑spiked spirits, Black‑owned companies are reshaping how chocolate is savored.

BLACK ENTERPRISE spotlights five standout products—each carving out its niche with chocolate from kitchen creations to spa products—on National Chocolate Day, Tuesday, Oct. 28.

BLAQUE Chocolate–Chocolate in a Bottle

BLAQUE–Chocolate in a Bottle is a gourmet white wine crafted from Chardonnay grapes and infused with cacao and hazelnut extracts. The highly flavorful spirit is available nationwide. The visionary behind this blend is entrepreneur Marsau Scott, who also runs the Blaque Cigar Lounge in Huntsville, Alabama. Scott set out to marry the allure of chocolate with the precision of winemaking, delivering a fresh indulgent experience from a Black‑owned lifestyle brand.

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Matugga–Mocha Rum

Matugga Rum, is a marriage of cocoa and coffee that hit shelves in 2024, after a surge of demand brought to life by Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa at their Black‑owned, family‑run distillery in Scotland. The spirit bears the mark of hands‑on craftsmanship and deep heritage, showing how a whisper of chocolate can lift a premium spirit while honoring Black distilling excellence.

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Good Girl Chocolate

Good Girl Chocolate was founded by Dr. Tabatha Carr, a Black woman entrepreneur and wellness advocate from Oklahoma City. Good Girl Chocolate has rolled out its dairy‑free, refined‑sugar‑free, chocolate line, which includes truffles, bars, and bite‑size treats to more than 150 Whole Foods Market stores across 20 states. Carr’s brand marries indulgence with the drive to scale a chocolate business onto the national retail stage.

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’57 Chocolate

In 2016, ’57 Chocolate sprang to life, turning sourced cocoa beans into an assortment of chocolate bars and confections. The business is run by sisters Kimberly and Priscilla Addison from Accra, Ghana. ’57 Chocolate is an illustration of African ownership of the entire cocoa‑to‑chocolate journey while honoring Ghana’s year of independence in its name.

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Kaike–Chocolate Mask + Scrub

Born from the vision of Black entrepreneur Keli Smith, Kaike introduces its Crumb Coat Chocolate Mask, a blend of clay and cocoa powder that sweeps away impurities while delivering a soothing exfoliation. Available at Kaike’s online store, the brand fuses the indulgence of chocolate with clean‑beauty principles, turning a skincare step into a wholesome ritual.

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by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

October 28, 2025

TikTok’s New ‘5 O’Clock’ Trend Shows Off Black Employees’ Post-Work Glow Up

The trend has gained traction on social media for the vast difference between one's work looks versus out-of-office aesthetic.

Black TikTok is showing off how they show out after work in a new “Five O’Clock” trend.

The trend has captivated the internet as it shows what people look like at their day job, as well as reveal how they look once they clock out. The viral clips show how Black employees keep things professional during their 9-to-5 shifts, leading some commenters to laugh about these “double lives.”

Black TikTokers posted their Monday best to compare with their Happy Hour finest. The Shade Room showed off some popular posts from the trend of the moment.

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Under the premise of “work hard, play harder,” TikTokers showed how they support students in the classroom to later basking in a sunlight selfie. Others displayed their corporate headshots while then unveiling their nightlife attire.

The trend reveals even deeper shift when employees can finally step out or unwind after a long work day. Commenters particularly noted the switch up of the last video, where it showed one individual making the transition to feminine work attire to become more masculine-presenting when out and about.

“I did not expect the last lady to go from talk show host to Latifah from set it off,” joked one Instagram user.

Another wrote, “The last one took me out!!! Wasn’t expecting that switch up at all!!! Miss ma’am is cosplaying as a Fem during work hours lol.”

Others remarked how the popular trend has them wanting to show off how they look at 5:01pm.

A user shared, “I’m def jumping on the trend. My students don’t know their teacher is a true baddie.”

The trend highlights how Black people in the workforce can present differently in the office while having an entirely different aesthetic on the weekend. While still keeping things professional on the weekdays, the Five O’Clock trend lightheartedly shows how Black people keep their versatility and personality no matter the profession.