C. Michelle Greene Smalls has had to overcome many negative messages about her natural hair. Both within her family and the larger society, she was pressured to wear her hair in styles that required the use of chemicals including relaxers and geri curl products. However, from a young age, she preferred to wear natural hair styles like afros, twists and now locs. Greene Smalls has documented her hair journey in her first book, Quit Making Excuses and Loc Your Hair. She will do a book signing for her book on Saturday, Feb/ 10, 2 pm at Barnes and Noble at Westwood Plaza, 1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC.