Stop Making Jesse Williams’ Wife a Victim
Unlike what seems like every other person on the planet, Shondaland doesn’t hold a permanent reservation on my Thursday nights. Sans a couple years when […]
Articles by LaSha
Forgiveness Is Not Black People’s Superpower
One day when my son was just four-years-old, I received a call from his teacher because he had thrown a few tantrums in the class […]
Stop Blaming Black Women for Black Men’s Rage
As I sat down to write this, I had to google to find the name of Steve Stephens, the man currently evading police after murdering […]
Black People, Allies Don’t Exist, So Stop Baking Them Cookies
A couple of months ago, I made a Facebook status that ruffled a few feathers. Well, honestly, most of my statuses ruffle feathers, but this […]
White Women Will Always Keep Me Away From Feminism
Two weeks ago I posted that I would be hosting a webinar for white women on how to be intersectional in their feminism. I intended to […]
I Learned Early That No One Gives a Fuck When Black Girls Go Missing
I was 12 years old the first time I was propositioned for sex by a grown man. He was an old man to me, maybe […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Your Irish Ancestors Were Never Slaves
The only thing white folks love more than holidays when they can get wasted is intruding on any discussion of chattel slavery with their myth […]
Body Positivity Is for White Women
Years ago — so many that I can’t remember how many —  I watched a special on MTV where a group of famous men counted […]
Stellar But Not Perfect: On Underground, Colorism and White Saviors
So per usual, I was tardy for the party. After recording the first episode of Underground last spring, and having every intention of watching it, I […]
A Day Without a Woman Is a Protest of Privilege
Listen, nobody appreciates a day off as much as me. I savor a day to sleep, lounge around and just be generally slothish. Since quitting […]