Brantley decided she didn’t want to go to college anymore and that she wanted to braid hair full time. She opened a small braiding shop in South Dallas. Isis Brantley braids Briona Logan's hair ...

Isis Brantley, an activist and natural hair historian and scholar based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, works to highlight the historic and spiritual significance of Black hair.

Isis Brantley has spent decades fighting to break down state imposed barriers governing hair braiding. Her vision all those years ago was a state where people could earn a living from the African ...