Isis Brantley fought for 20 years to be able to practise natural hair braiding unlicensed in Texas but unfortunately for Iowans this terrible policy, that affects and holds back many African American women still holds.

Iownas need to go through thousands of hours of unrelated training (natural hair braiding is not a requirement of the course) to gain a cosmetology license to braid hair naturally.

This is madness and has resulted in many violent arrests, raids and ridiculously over the top treatment of women who just want to make a small and simple business. Most of these woman are likely low income and just trying to get a small wage doing something they are good at, a valuable skill.

Of course these laws massively affect the black community. The money to get the licenses is simply not an option for low income women…

Isis Brantley recently shared a video of a women speaking on her facebook page. The video is of a woman explaining her current fight against Iowa. She currently is fighting a potential one year in jail and a $10,000 fine simply for braiding, making corn rolls, unlicensed.

The video can be seen below.