They have come to be known as the "crowns" of the church. Many churchgoing hat-wearers were raised by women who wouldn't think of going to church without wearing their Sunday best. And that ...

The theme for the event was “My Crown and Joy: A Celebration of Women and the Church Hat.” The event was held to keep the tradition alive in the culture of African American women wearing ...

In the South especially, it remains a common custom for women to wear hats to church, according to Riley ... and the first black woman on the Green River Killer Task Force, was also brought ...

Crowns tells the story of six African-American women through the hats they wear to church. For Weekend Edition Saturday, Jeff Lunden reports on the stories behind the hats. In 1998, North Carolina ...

Bags with purple sheets of paper hold articles for women. Green's for men ... of fleece bought from Walmart. A few church members also donate hats and scarves they knit.

A Milwaukee Journal photo from Easter Sunday in 1928 is a glimpse into another world. Churchgoers that chilly April day weren't able to show off their Easter finery. Instead, they bundled up in ...

Cunningham has produced the stunning portraits for the exhibition and book titled "Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats." He is encouraging attendees to wear their own crowns on Sunday ...

It has sold more than 110,000 copies. He started the Crowns project by observing African-American women's tradition of wearing hats to Sunday church services. “My mother was an evangelist ...

“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.” Proverbs 29:11 Hopefully you have had a wonderful week. The rain was good for the crops, and the grass continues ...

Crowns tells the story of six African-American women through the hats they wear to church. For Weekend Edition Saturday, Jeff Lunden reports on the stories behind the hats. In 1998, North Carolina ...