JustLatasha

Latasha Mercer (birthday: September 5) is a film analyst and screenwriter.
==Personal life==
Latasha is bisexual.
==YouTube==
===The Dissections===
In The Dissections, Latasha dissects seasons of various shows, many of which prominently feature black characters, such as , , and .
==Screenwriting==
Latasha is the creator of Aurore TV, and the comedy web series Sit Black & Relax. In November 2017, it was confirmed that Sit Black & Relax was sold to .
In 2021, she was spotlighted on Dark & Lovely, was a guest host on , and was featured on . Latasha is a screenwriter for Damn Write Originals. In June 2021, she won the Roadmap Writers diversity initiative.
===Inner Actions===
In February 2020, Latasha launched Inner Actions, a sketch comedy series recounting Latasha’s real interactions.
===Mental===
Mental is a series about a high-functioning manic-depressive college debater, whose suicide attempt is interrupted, as she reckons with her mental illness during her involuntary mandate to a treatment facility.
The surrealist pilot won a Semifinalist spot in the 2021 Screencraft Drama competition, and ranked in the top 4% of overall screenplays. In January 2022, she entered the second round of the Black Boy Writes Initiative, which amplifies marginalized voices in the entertainment industry. It was a quarterfinalist at the .
==Controversy==
In August 2022, King of Reads (Justin James) "got a yes" for a project involving himself and Latasha, with production handled by YouTube. When his brother died two days later, he texted Latasha, who shared their private conversation on Twitter. The following December, Latasha made claims that her work was stolen. Justin accused her of lying, and said that the way he was engaged with was "deeply fatphobic and antagonistic to [people] living with HIV." Latasha was moved to the creative department, and was going to be paid out of Justin's creative budget. After the second meeting, Justin stated that "it was clear she wasn’t going" to do production. She asked for $4500, the rate she said was needed for the overall project. It was expressed that the requested amount was not accurate to the work done. She later responded that she wanted $4500 plus credit. Latasha was asked for a detailed line item of the work she had done, which was never received. The project was not started until Justin signed a contract on September 24, 2021. The creative work began three weeks after Latasha left the project.
Justin and Latasha mediated with a mutual friend. When Latasha was asked to provide receipts, she allegedly denied them, and the mediation ended.
Justin stated that the incident "took away a major moment from people living with HIV and a fat/HIV+ queer person" He asked her to admit that her work was not stolen.
==Subscriber milestones==
*2,000 subscribers: July 25, 2015
*10,000 subscribers: March 13, 2017
==References==
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2006
Category:LGBT YouTubers