‘Freedom Hair’: Braiding Hair, and Much More

A thoughtful film of how government regulators harass a Mississippi small business owner.

Melony Armstrong (Simona Brown) practices her braiding skills, in “Freedom Hair.” MPI

NR | 1h 39m | Drama | 2024

In the early 1990s, Mississippi was one of many states that forced aspiring hair-braiders to acquire unrelated cosmetology licenses. This was after completing the expensive mandatory coursework. That was a lucrative deal for both the state licensing authorities and the cosmetology schools.