55th CMA Awards: Mickey Guyton, Brittney Spencer, Madeline Edwards Turn Proud Performance Of “Love My Hair”

From left to right, Madeline Edwards, Mickey Guyton, and Brittney Spencer perform during the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Terry Wyatt via Getty Images

The song itself has harrowing, intriguing origins. In 2018, Louisiana-based elementary school student Faith Fennidy was publicly humiliated by her teacher for wearing box braid hair extensions — an unknown (and antiquated) violation of the school’s dress code. Inspired by Faith’s personal story and the work that she’s been doing with Dove to advocate for the CROWN Act (Legislation to ban race-based hair discrimination in the workplace and in schools), Guyton’s song and performance create a moment of positive advocacy for Black and otherwise marginalized children to feel beautiful and confident. Read more.