"The more I study Africa, the more I see that African-Americans do very African things without even knowing it," muses Yolanda, a character in the gospel-inspired musical Crowns. "Adorning the head is ...

CAMBRIDGE — To the Black women of “Crowns,” a hat is not only a fashion statement, although it is definitely that. It’s also a statement about their place in the world — a place they do not plan to ...

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.

When you put on a hat, it gives you height, and it gives you power. In the African American community, especially among women in the church, hats are far more than accessories they are crowns, worn ...