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Social media personality and commentator Dominique Morgan, the former executive director of The Okra Project, has report...
05/28/2026

Social media personality and commentator Dominique Morgan, the former executive director of The Okra Project, has reportedly been released and returned home.

The news was shared through an announcement on Ts Madison’s social channels, marking Morgan’s return after being remanded into custody earlier this month.

Court papers show Dominique Morgan was released under her own recognizance, meaning she was released without bail.

In 2024, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced felony fraud charges against Morgan tied to the alleged misappropriation of funds in 2022, during Morgan’s tenure leading The Okra Project. Morgan later pleaded guilty to charges including one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of falsifying business records.

The case has remained a flashpoint across social media, raising broader conversations around nonprofit accountability, community trust, public redemption, and how quickly digital audiences turn real legal matters into public spectacle.

It’s still a 💦 SPLASH DC is moving to June 13 - DC Capitol Pride
05/23/2026

It’s still a 💦
SPLASH DC is moving to June 13 - DC Capitol Pride

Where are the Bears? Big Boys? Fat N’ Thick Men?
05/18/2026

Where are the Bears? Big Boys? Fat N’ Thick Men?

05/09/2026

The New York Liberty returned to Barclays Center tonight to tip off the 2026 WNBA season, celebrating the franchise’s historic 30th season and the return of the WNBA’s most influential mascot, Ellie the Elephant.


05/05/2026

Purr! 😼 Sometimes you have to speak it directly into existence. 🎭

Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons are now Tony Award nominees for Best Choreography, with Cats: The Jellicle Ball earning a total of nine nominations.

Excerpts from panel at Works & Process at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, moderated by nightlife & ballroom archivist Sailey Williams.

Co-director Bill Rauch joined choreographers and New York City Ballroom legends Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, alongside music supervisor and director William Waldrop, for a conversation on bringing ballroom to the Broadway stage.

Full Panel Discussion

05/04/2026

We are judging lewks tonight! 🎨🖼️👀

The 2026 Met Gala arrives Monday, May 4, with the theme Costume Art and dress code Fashion Is Art; a celebration of the Costume Institute’s exhibition exploring the dressed body across art history.

No Shade, the ballroom scene could easily get 10z of the strength of Bizarre and Runway categories alone.

Bring it the carpet, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

What are y’all doing Friday? 👀GOOD FRIDAY: on First Fridays is back in NYC — and the MENz are outside!Powered by , in Br...
04/30/2026

What are y’all doing Friday? 👀

GOOD FRIDAY: on First Fridays is back in NYC — and the MENz are outside!

Powered by ,
in Brooklyn .NYC

So.. What Was Said?
04/25/2026

So.. What Was Said?

04/24/2026

LEARN’d - In the name of Chicago legend Capucine Deveroux, aka Caprice.

Whether you had to sneak and watch or were old enough to tune in, Taxicab Confessions was the HBO hidden-camera series capturing real passengers spilling their own tea, from 1995 to 2006.

The show brought realness to the early era of reality TV, building its following on a mix of spectacle and sincerity.

In a six-minute segment, Capucine delivered a masterclass in candid charisma. Sharp, witty, seductive, and deeply self-aware, offering a glimpse into the life, love, lust, and lessons of working girls navigating survival and desire on their own terms.

Outside the cab, Capucine was a working performer in both Chicago and Las Vegas, balancing nightlife with a career as a makeup artist. Her credits included work on films like Two Can Play That Game and Love Don’t Cost a Thing, adding another layer to a life that moved fluidly between visibility and invisibility, glamour and grind.

We recently learned of her passing earlier this year, but legends like Capucine will forever be etched into our cultural memory.

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