The many hats Ogwumike wears ... inspiring women and girls to achieve their goals. Although she did not play in the 2020 WNBA season in the bubble due to health concerns, the Los Angeles Sparks ...

The Black women’s church aesthetic has always centered hats and over time they have developed from patterned headwraps to elaborate wide-brimmed beauties. The evolution of church hat style ...

We were not, as black women, always afforded the luxury of adorning ourselves. So for us, there is something about wearing a hat that is deep. “It’s about the sense of connection you ...

Donate now. 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 ...

I believe a hat on a woman cuts off her presence. It says 'my presence is here, God's presence is everywhere else.'” about “Crowns,” which portrays a young black woman from Brooklyn who is ...

Inspired by the photography book “Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats” by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry, the show written by Regina Taylor (“Drowning Crow”) is an ...

The tradition dates back to slave times. Black women forced to work in domestic settings ditched their uniforms and donned beautifully decorative hats as they headed to church on Sundays.