Can I get an amen? Black Americans’ faith, religious practice detailed in Pew study
Senior researcher Besheer Mohamed said that for Black American church shoppers, ‘the race of a congregation and the race of leadership would be not that important.’ Lessie Carmichael-Dew of Arlington, Va., displays an elegant black straw hat at a “hat tea sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution s Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture in early February. The Baptist woman said her hat s ample width is a symbol of the depth of praise for her many blessings. Photo by Steven Cummings, courtesy Anacostia Museum