"Hairstylist Isis Brantley of Dallas said she
can’t believe she was chased down this week at
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport so that
her afro-styled hair could be checked for weapons.
The 53-year-old woman told KXAS-TV in Texas that
she was halfway to her gate to catch an American
Airlines flight to Dallas when she started hearing
shouts.
"‘Hey you! Hey you! Ma'am! Ma’am! Stop! Stop! The
lady with the hair! You!" Brantley told the
station.
When the Transportation Security Administration
agent caught up with Brantley, she was told she
would miss her flight if she didn’t allow her hair
to be searched.
Brantley said she was in tears as the agent
started “digging” through her hair to check for
weapons. She asked the agent to “just find what
you’re looking for and please hurry and leave. It
was just humiliating,” Brantley told the station.
“I was so embarrassed.”" - AJC