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Yale Students Get in 'Formation' for Beyoncé 101: Report
Blue Ivy's mom is going Ivy League. Yale University will teach a class on Beyoncé and her cultural impact beginning next semester, a report said.
The class, which is called “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition, History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music,” will focus on using the "Single Ladies" singer's work as a lens to study Black history, performance, and intellectual thought, according to Yale Daily News, an independent student newspaper.
Professor Daphne Brooks will lead the class.
The Yale course centers around Beyoncé’s gro…
Comedian/Actress, Age 39, With Local Roots Is Remembered As 'Silly, Humble, Kind'
A comedian and actress who got her start in Massachusetts in Northborough and Worcester died peacefully on Dec. 22.
Casey Reuter Durkin, age 39, was a longtime resident of Northborough as well as Los Angeles.
She was an actress, dancer, stylist, and comedian who worked with celebrities that include Beyonce, Faith Hill, Christina Aguilera, Snoop Dogg, and the Rolling Stones, according to her obituary in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
Durkin may have been best known for her roles in “48 Hours to Live,” “Flock of Dudes,” and “Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning,” according to IMDB.
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