The Apostle Paul’s teachings about women in church have often caused more fury than faith, but not the one about women covering their heads. In the Black Church, hats have, for generations, held a ...

In many communities, fashion is more than appearance, it is identity, heritage, and pride. For women like Evetta Petty, Kathy Anderson, and Wanda Chambers, church hats represent something far deeper ...

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.

Not to mention holding back laughter while watching a neighbor hold tight to her hat as she climbed inside a car, only for that hat to inevitably fall off anyway, Among the many hats that adorned many ...

In Black churches, women’s hats are more than elegant accessories. Rooted in scripture, history, and cultural expression, the tradition reflects generations of faith, dignity, creativity, and ...