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Crowning Glory: The Importance of Hats
A love for the elegance and beauty of hats is still alive on Sunday mornings in African-American churches across Los Angeles. What has kept this unique tradition alive? We go to the West Angeles Church of God in Christ and Leola's Hats in South L.A., the heart of hat fashion.
Featuring Interviews With:
- Alexia Benford
- Christiana Davis, Meeka's daughter
- Leola Speed, Owner, Leola's Hats.
- Sonja Robinson, Owner, One of a Kind Hats
- Meeka Robinson Davis, Sonja's daughter
- Kara Williams
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