Beyonce Unveils Cosmetology Center In Brooklyn
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Singer Beyoncé Knowles is bringing some style to Brooklyn.
Knowles and her mother unveiled the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center in DUMBO on Friday, as part of the Phoenix House Career Academy, which offers vocational programs for recovering addicts.
Adults can take part in a seven-month training program to prepare for the state cosmetology licensure exam.
"The Beyoncé Cosmetology Center was our dream and today it becomes a reality," said Knowles. "The first sign of recovering is caring about your appearance, and hopefully this center will be a place that will change lots of lives every year."
"I was looking at everybody in the room and what struck me was Marty Markowitz's head of hair. I am sure from now on you're going to want to get it styled right here in Brooklyn," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Knowles first learned of Phoenix House while doing research for her role as a heroin addict in the movie "Cadillac Records."
The pop icon plans to donate $100,000 a year to the academy to keep the center going.