Church hats symbolize pride, identity, and tradition in African American culture, blending fashion with heritage and ...

MARION For years, beautiful, colorful hats have become a powerful fashion statement in churches across the country. Church hat designer Christopher Davis of Marion said the story of the tradition is ...

They're bold, beautiful and carry cultural significance. The history of church hats runs deep and there is a new exhibit in Minneapolis celebrating the women who wear them. But the crown worn in ...

Verse 15 from chapter 11 in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians reads that a woman must cover her head in order to pray or prophesy. It's a belief shared by the 13 women who posed for this project.

When you put on a hat, it gives you height, and it gives you power. In the African American community, especially among women in the church, hats are far more than accessories they are crowns, worn ...

Deborah Riley is a no-nonsense professional who was the first black nurse in her hospital department at Vanderbilt. She’s never been afraid to speak her mind, but when it comes to Easter bonnets, ...

Aretha Franklin stole the show on Inauguration Day with a bow-tied example of African American church hat culture. TIME examines the accessory and where it came from.Photos from the bookCrowns, by ...

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Photographs of women in church hats by Walter Griffin hang inside the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. When it comes to staying informed ...

We’ve rounded up some of our favorite hats that are sure to make a statement at Easter Sunday service. For centuries, fashion has had a special relationship with the Black church as parishioners use ...

Wherever she went she was always stylishly and colorfully dressed. Without exception and when the occasion allowed for it, she would always adorn a wonderful, what I called, church hat. Articles ...

Dorothy Height made a bold fashion statement with her fabulous church hats that sent messages from the pews to Congress. Height's elaborate church hats were a regal symbol of her unique power and ...