Nura Magazine NURA Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 18

Isis Brantley, a quintessential enthusiast, advocator and educator in the beauty industry. When she is not being the extraordinary revolutionist, she’s just “a regular ole south Dallas girl and a mother.” Isis has four siblings whom are all very successful. She describes her path as different from her siblings and notes that her direction was guided by her love of culture with the love of her natural hair. She prides herself in being committed to cultivating and being a voice for the African American heritage, community as a whole. Isis’s portfolio ranged from the homeless to superstars. She would often braid without charge just because she thought it was pretty. “I want to redefine the beauty standard” or “I want to redefine the beauty standard & African Heritage” In 1995, Isis was charged by the Texas Board of Cosmetology with breaking cosmetology laws which consists of braiding hair without a license. Although her case was continued for two years, it was in 1997 when she was arrested in her place of b