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Verse 15 from chapter 11 in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians reads that a woman must cover her head in order to pray or prophesy. It's a belief shared by the 13 women who posed for this project.

MARION For years, beautiful, colorful hats have become a powerful fashion statement in churches across the country. Church hat designer Christopher Davis of Marion said the story of the tradition is ...

Other well-known churches of the Great Migration in Albany include Greater St. John’s COGIC on Fourth Avenue; Macedonia ...

Photographs of women in church hats by Walter Griffin hang inside the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. When it comes to staying informed ...

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There was a day not that long ago when many women wore hats to church. This weekend, that tradition will be honored in a special program at a Topeka church. The 12th annual “100 Women in White” ...

Deborah Riley is a no-nonsense professional who was the first black nurse in her hospital department at Vanderbilt. She’s never been afraid to speak her mind, but when it comes to Easter bonnets, ...

Explore a tradition among African American women of wearing hats to worship, from the simple to the simply out-of-this-world. Faith and fashion fuse in photographs of thirty African American women ...