A new off-Broadway play is all about hats -- sort of. Crowns tells the story of six African-American women through the hats they wear to church. For Weekend Edition Saturday, Jeff Lunden reports on ...

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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 stories ...

EXPLORES BLACK HISTORY AND IDENTITY. IT’S COMING TO CENTER STAGE. AS LISA ROBINSON REPORTS, IT’S A MIX OF ORAL HISTORY, FASHION SHOW AND MUSICAL THEATER. REPORTER: THE STARS OF THIS SHOW ARE THE HATS.

The origins of the Sunday headdress date back to the South, particularly for Black women. Berts attributes it to women who had one Sunday outfit that they wore with pride. The signature piece of that ...

As a child growing up in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Angela Farris was in awe every Sunday as she watched a parade of women walk into the sanctuary adorned in brightly colored and elaborate church hats.

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 ...