Church hats remain a powerful symbol of pride, elegance, and tradition in the African American community.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 12th annual “100 Women in White” service is being combined with the second “Hat-e-lujah” program at 3:30 p.m Sunday, July 16, at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 2222 S.E. Madison.

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 ...

When it comes to breaking out the Sunday best, no one does it like beautiful Black women ... the church mothers are wearing their crowns, in the form of decadent church hats.

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 ...