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 ...

The Black women’s church aesthetic has always centered hats and over time they have developed from patterned headwraps to elaborate wide-brimmed beauties. The evolution of church hat style ...

The New York State Museum is looking for hats Black women wore to church as part of an exhibit. The museum and the Rapp Road Historical Association are teaming up to collect and preserve the ...

Back in the day, for many black women, the hat -- and the "good" suit or dress that went with it -- was a break from uniforms and work clothes. And, therefore, when women went to church ...

In terms of culturally significant headgear, there are baseball caps, cowboy hats, and then, in a realm all their own, there are Black women’s church crowns. What gives these splendid hats their ...

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 ...