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.

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.

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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 ...

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” ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Dr. Seuss' character Bartholomew Cubbins and his 500 hats have nothing on Paula Ellis. For Ellis, a bishop's daughter and retired Kent County sheriff's deputy, wearing hats -- or ...

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.

"Crowns," at Portland Playhouse, offers both sincerity and spectacle. The cast includes (from left) Ithica Tell, Kristin Robinson, Marilyn Keller, Andre' Neal, Julana Torres and Shalanda Sims. (Brud ...

Imagine it’s Easter Sunday: You walk through the church doors to a rainbow of bold extraordinary hats painted throughout the pews. As you find a seat, hints of cocoa and shea butter tingle your nose, ...