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AWARENESS: THE BEYONCE COSMETOLOGY CENTER RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

Friday, March 5, 2010

Following a visit to the White House earlier this week, Beyonce cut the ribbon at the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at Phoenix House in Brooklyn on Friday (March 5) with her mother, Tina, while New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg looked on.

Beyonce was first acquainted with Phoenix House when she began preparing for her portrayal of Etta James in the film Cadillac Records, meeting with women in treatment. Moved by their stories, she donated the salary she received from the film, and she and Mama Tina developed the idea of adding a cosmetology program which would allow men and women in treatment to prepare for careers in the cosmetology field after a seven-month training course.

( Photos: GETTY IMAGES // FAME )

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1.

QWAR

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

damn Beyonce is sexy…

2.

igujkhbjb

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

WOW SHE IS SUCH AN AMAZING BLACK WOMAN…. THAT’S SUCH A NICE THING SHE DID!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND SHE LOOK FUCKIN AMAZIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3.

Blasian

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

WOW BEYONCE IS SOOO AMAZING I LOVE HER EVEN MORE! MY GOD SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL! LIKE A MY SIZE BARBIE!

4.

chynawes

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

I have seen millions of pictures of Beyonce and Tina…something is missing…Oh thats right….Where is Matthew?

5.

chynawes

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

They need to accept the fact that Matthew had an affair and had a baby. Babies are a blessing so I have heard. Why are the Women in the Knowles family treating Matthews like he was never born.

6.

booboo

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

cuteeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

7.

chynawes

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Tina needs to stop haning on Beyonce like her name is Matthew. Beyonce has a Camel…I mean Husband…let him be at her side when she has the events. Tina go cry a river on Solange shoulder, we know she aint doing nothing but tweeting.

8.

Ceci

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Sweet of her to use her name for something good.

9.

Co'Co Chanel

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@5 because when u marry u don’t have affairs!! I don’t blame them one bit, KICK HIS ANCIENT ASS TO THE CURVE, Oh dirty DOG!!

10.

meme

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

beyonce looks nice and classy as always. Very positive and creative thing she did. This means that those druggies can not only come out clean but with a trade.

11.

meme

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

lmfao @ #7 U right Solange dnt do sh*t except tweet and walk around living off of her last name like she accomplished something.

12.

Ashley

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

i love this woman =P

13.

Kyla

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

CHYNAWES - lool what? I don’t blame them - I wouldn’t be too happy with my dad if he not only cheated on my mama but got the woman pregnant as well.
Lol @ your Solange comment!

Lol @ 11

14.

lex

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Beyonce is beautiful and if she wants her mother to be with her its her choice not yalls. And solange is succesful and she is raising her son like a real mom.. Yall need to stop hating and get a life jeezluez

15.

MG

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Y’all better stop trying to go after my Solange now! Bey and Solo are my girls!

16.

AWJ12687

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

LMAO @ excusing Matthew’s cheating

17.

REALLY?!

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@chynawes
#GirlBye You seem like a complete idiot from the comments your making.

@meme
Solange does do something (i.e her music), she just doesn’t get as much attention for her music as others and the fact that she has a famous relative that is successful actually makes it harder for her because the same people that say she need to stop riding her sisters coat tails (which she doesn’t, IMHO) will turn around and tell her she needs to sit down etc when she’s trying to get on her grind and do for herself.

18.

Roz Doyle

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

there’s another cute pic where Bey looks so proud of herself, which is cute, b/c she’s cut tons of checks but to see a center she paid for for recovering drug addicts? that’s awesome.

19.

Blasian

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

SOME OF YOU PPL NEED LIFES IT’S REALLY SAD. BUT WHATS FUN IS YOU REALLY THINK U KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. CAN WE SAY LOSERS!
LOL

20.

chynawes

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

I guess Matthew knows how Latoya, Latavia, Farrah, and Kelly feel…being kicked out of the circle can be tough…smh.

21.

chynawes

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

I guess Matthew knows how Latoya, Latavia, Farrah, and Kelly feel…being kicked out of the circle can be tough…smh.

22.

Jamie Fierce

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Beyonce looks amazing.. Beautiful woman inside and out…

Glad shes giving back.. she looks so happy!

23.

chynawes

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@REALLY?!

Since you wanna single people out…obviously I was joking…I can care less about Beyonce family issues. This is a blog and I am at work bored so I decided to leave a couple silly comments. If you want a serious discussion about Beyonce and her mother cutting a ribbon go to Oprah before she closes shop…the is a blog…lighten up!!!!

24.

Trina

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Wow! Beyonce is truly an amazing woman! Truly Blessed! She has BIG heart and I love her for that God has a plan for this woman! Watch What I tell ya something big is going to happen to Beyonce from God Don’t know when but I know it’s going to happen

25.

Neena

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

I guess.. it’s a positive thing to do..BUT..they are still acting like their perfect world and facades isn’t cracking.. That baby ain’t going away..and you can best believe the baby mama is gonna start running her mouth if Tina, Solange and Beyonce act like the baby don’t exist.. kinda like they are now..

They are still weird

26.

TOPIC

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

SHE LOOKS BEAUITFUL SO DOES HER MOTHER AND THAT WAS BEYOND A GENEROUS DONATION SOME OF U LOVE TO TAKE AWAY FROM PEOPLE THE SUBJECT AT HAND DIDNT EVEN MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A MAN LET ALONG MATTHEW KNOWLES STICK TO THE TOPIC AND STOP BEING SO UH MESSY AND TASTELESS

27.

BOBBY

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

I THINK I’M GOING TO PUKE. WILL THIS WIGGED OUT B!TCH AND HER WITCHY POO FACE MAMA GO SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE. DAMN I AM SO SICK OF SEEING ALL OF THIS FAKE BLONDE WIGS AND WEAVES. IT’S GETTING RIDICULOUS. BEYOWOULF LOOKS LIKE FARRAH FAWCETT IN THESE PICS.

28.

Trina

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

I’m so glad Beyonce and her Family doesn’t talk about what goes on in their lifes. You guys want it sooo bad but it’s not going to happen and it’s driving you crazy.

29.

Trina

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

BOBBY

I never understand if you’re truly sick of someone why come to the post of the person you sick of?

30.

wtf

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Cosmetology center??? Lmao! I guess they will specialize in lacefronts?

Btw when is this trick going on break??

31.

BOBBY

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@ TRINA
BECAUSE I CAN B!TCH.
THIS IS NOT A BEYOWOULF FAN SITE. STFU

32.

Blasian

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@Trina

HELLO THATS WHAT I CAN’T UNSERSTAND LOL NO ONE IS MAKING THEM COME TO BEYONCE POST A LEAVE A COMMENT. GIRL THEY CAN’T HELP IT.

THEY CAN’T KEEP THEIR EYES OFF OF BEYONCE THEY WANNA SEE WHAT IS SHE GOING TO DO NEXT LOL

33.

Trina

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@BOBBY

Lol Wow looks like someone is mad lol!

You’re rite this isn’t a Beyonce Site which makes it even easier for you to skip past her Post because she isn’t the ONLY person on the site to look at lol But you’re sick of her? Yeah Right lol

34.

Trina

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Might I Add Beyonce looks Beautiful as in always! I love that Hair color

35.

GS

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Beyonce looks fab.

36.

BOBBY

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@ TRINA
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL YOU IGNORANT APE. I SAID I WAS SICK OF SEEING THE BLONDE WIGS AND WEAVES. MAYBE YOU NEED TO GO GET AN EDUCATION INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHAT I’M DOING.

AND BLASIAN PUHLEAAASE DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON YOU. RIHANNA’S #1 STALKER. YOU STFU TOO.

37.

lex

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@bobby

You need to calm down and get a real life doll.. Wow yall are pathetic I’m friends with celebs yall are such a disgrace stop bein rude it doesn’t phase them they don’t pay attention to you.

38.

REALLY?!

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Maybe if they act ghetto…#Oops I mean “Keeping it real” like Keyshia coles family, then it would please some of you because I can’t understand how people say “they act perfect” what a silly assumption to make considering that 1) No one is perfect. 2) They never said they were perfect. Everyone’s family don’t walk around “keeping it real” like yours plus don’t people in general usually try to put their best foot forward or present them self in the best light that they possibly can especially in public? Do go to your job “keeping it real”? or better yet would you go to a job interview as such?

39.

MATTHEW

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

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40.

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Friday, March 5, 2010 /

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41.

Blasian

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@BOBBY

OH A RIHYODEL STAN LMAO! MAD LMAO! SHE SUCKS SHE SUCKS

BEYONCE IS THE REAL DEAL FACE IT AND GET OVER GIVING BACK UNLIKE SOMEONE THAT SAID SHE’S THE VOICE OF DV HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM BUT NOT ONCE HAS SHE SPOKE TO YOUNG GIRLS OR DID ANYTHING TOWARDS IT LMAO! NEXT

42.

Ms.Bestest

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Damnn and I already graduated from cosmetology school…..IDK if I wanna go back again.LOL Beyonce cosmetology school….sounds funny.Maybe they should’ve named it Knowles?Or Carter? but okayy….hahaha

Congrats Beyonce I hope it does welll…

43.

jojo

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Who give a Hoo why now many other needed thing can be done. Look like just another photo press to me. I glad that people who really care show the people they are helping. White house visit was washout, I understand the Obama wasn’t there. I am happy about that.

44.

SWAGGEDUPSTUD

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

WOW BEYONCE IS SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY CAN SAY THE HAVE THEIR OWN COSMETLOLOGY CENTER IN THEIR NAME UMMM LET ME C ONLY BEYONCE GISSELLE KNOWLES I LOVE IT AND ONE MORE THING I HI HATERZ…

45.

Blasian

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@jojo

SORRY TO HURT YOU FEELINGS BUT OBAMA WAS THERE TREY SONGZ AND JAY-Z TALKED ABOUT IT AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YOU MAD AGAIN LMAO!

46.

Liya

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

anyway . . .

why would Tina and Beyonce have to accept Mathew and his new bastard? Tina especially, because she and Matthew are divorcing. Tina is not Toya, living off of checks from Wayne, and Beyonce is not Reginae, living off of child support from Wayne. These are grown-@ss, financially independent women, and if they don’t want to deal with Matthew, then, you know the rest . . .

47.

ANN

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

jojo how stupid are you obama was there……. why the hell would trey songz be high on cloud 9 he said he meet with perz obama SHUT THE HELLL and get info right

48.

pz

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

i’m mad all of you are focused on her personal life, which this endeavor has nothing to do with!! smh….childish!

49.

BOBBY

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

F*CK YOU BLASIAN!
THEY JUST TOLD BEYOWOULF TO PUT ON HER BEST WIG AND SHOW UP TO LOOK PRETTY FOR THE PICTURES. SHE DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHE IS CLUELESS. JUST SMILE AND CUT THE RIBBON. SHE IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PUPPET.

50.

????????????

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Did they have to name it after her too? Wow publicity stunt much? Anything to get her name up in lights.

51.

JESSICA

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

LMAO AT THE THOUGHT OF BEYUCKI GIVING A SPEECH..LOL OH BOY SHE CAN BARELY SPEEK A PROPER SENTENCE…LOL SHE SHOULD JUST OPEN A GED PROGRAM THAT WAY HER AND HER ILLITERATE STANS CAN BENEFIT ALL TOGETHER..LOL NOW THAT WOULD BE NICE :)

52.

JESSICA

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

@???????????? I KNOW RIGHT SHE IS AN PUBLICITY WHORE SHE KNOWS HER STAR LIGHT IS GETTING DIMMER AND DIMMER..LOL SE WOULD DO ANYTHING HECK SHE ALREADY SOLD HER SOUL TO THE DEVIL.. SHE SOULD BUY HERSELF SOME ICE CAUSE HER AND JAY BOTH ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL WORSHIPING THEM FALSE gods.

53.

JESSICA

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

LMAO AT THE PICTURE WEAR BEY JUST DONE CUTTING THE RIBBON.. SHE LOOKS SO SPECIAL SHE REALLY SHOULD LAY OFF THE BLONDE WIGS FOR A WHILE BECAUSE SHE REALLY ACTS LIKE A DUMB BLONDE..BAHAHAHAHAH

54.

Ms.DRod

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

You know I love some Beyonce. That was nice. After looking at the pictures closely, I couldnt help but notice how beautiful her mother really is. She is a beautiful older woman. Ok…that is all.

55.

????????????

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

co-sign @ Bobby & Jessica

56.

Supreme

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Why bring Solange into this? Ya’ll are hating and Solo is not riding off Beyonce, solo is very talented.

I got excited about the cosmetology school, until I saw it was for women in treatment! LOL I said oh nevermind hahaha Im starting school soon, she should make Regular Cosmetology school for women who arent in treatment! And Fashion Design schools, that would be great.

57.

MUSICWITHIN

Friday, March 5, 2010 /

Some of the people who write comments on this blog absolutely disgust me. Ignorant statements that try to tear down and divide families. The hatred that I’ve seen is really mind boggling. To know that some people have such a one track mind and think that celebrities don’t have feelings is beyond me!

58.

Bacon Makes Everything Better

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

I remember years ago when after being taken to a hospital after his Pepsi accident, Michael Jackson donated a bunch of his money to the hospital so that a burn unit could be built in his name. Its always good to see celebrities using their wealth & earnings for GOOD, and it seems that visiting the Phoenix House before playing Etta James must’ve really touched Beyonce. I’m glad she was moved to contribute to the women there in some way, and the cosmetology vocational center is definitely a good look.

PS: Her mama is looking amazing! Divorce does her body hella good. Go head then, Mama Tina! LOL

59.

wtf?

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

wow this is amazing and sooo generous. Beyonce’s heart is soooo huge!

60.

BEN

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

She is OVEREXPOSING herself.

61.

prettythang

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

awww, look at the twins. So cute

62.

peaches

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

yea beyonce’s bad…wanna be a dyme just like her check out my blog dymeintheruff.blogspot.com you won’t regret

63.

StopDenyingYourRace

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

Beutiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

64.

Leila54

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

She needs to let one of those students deal with that tired ass wig. Love you to death, B, but it’s not a good look!

65.

Dude-N-Htown

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

#30 @ REALLY?! thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

@??????? What wud you have her name it?? (lets see we have Bill gates Scholarships, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, Tyra Banks TZone…I mean I cud on and on, but u get the point)

@Jessica IASF is still in the top 50, she jus won 6 grammy’s, and RIAA jus named Beyonce the certified Queen….her light isn’t getting dimmer, baby, its shining brighter than ever .

This what i call hate..when she does something positive (its a publicity stunt), she has good relationship with her mother (she tryin to aviod the Maatthew situation), She trys to be private and profession (she’s fake)..WTF…

66.

Liz

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

Thanks for giving back to people who are less privileged than you! So many of us who aren’t rich could give back too … even if it were just our time. Great example!

67.

Dude-N-Htown

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

By the way, when she said she was takin a break, she was referring to not goin in the studio.

But the thing about it, if u tired of Bee…change the channel…I mean damn.

And she looks great.

68.

pz

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

@ 51 jessica!

i believe you were trying to say: SHE and her illiterate stans! who’s the illiterate one, might i ask? lol….come on, black people, let us be on point before we attack some one else! geez!

69.

Dude-N-Htown

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

@68 PZ….well while we’re poiningt out @JESSICA comments..lemme go ahead..

@Jessica while you calling Beyonce dumb its “WHERE” not “WEAR” and its “SPEAK” not “SPEEK”…btw speek isnt even a word. That is all

70.

nici.jay

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

Célestine “Tina” Knowles Cosmetology Center sounds better. I mean she did own a salon. Ugh.

71.

glamFashionisTa

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

i thought she was taking a damn break i like beyonce but damn chill for a while hun

72.

Andimpretty

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

ummmm imma say this and yall can get mad I DONT GIVE A FUK…but ummm… why is it that beyonce is quick to do some shit for the NY but when we get it back to HTOWN…she got like one building?? That pisses me off, when i get out of medical school im going to have all kinds of scholarships and shit for students. And im not going to be making HALF or even a QUATER of what she makes. *strugs* i just wanted to point this out, and btw this is the internet (everybody does no have to like beyonce) and as for matthew so what tina wasnt giving up the pussy so he had to go else where.

73.

Dude-N-Htown

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

@72….when you get out med school you will what??? Ok, how old are you?

74.

Mrs. Sk8board P (ak & bk stan)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

she looks great

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Saturday, March 6, 2010 /

[...] Beyonce Knowles x Cosmetology Center at Phoenix House Phoenix House in Brooklyn, New York opens a new cosmetology school named in Beyonce’s honor. The school allows recovering addicts to rebuild their lives and embark on careers in the cosmetics industry. The R&B singer spent her time there while researching her role as she played former heroine addict Etta James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records. She later donated her salary she received from the film and developed an idea to add a cosmetology program for the women and men in treatment. via: Concrete Loop [...]

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