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NEGUS

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I absolutely admire when insightful and enlightened peeps drop some serious knowledge on a sistah. I was talking to a friend one day and she wrote something on a piece of paper and told me to go online and look up the word that she wrote down. I looked at the paper and she wrote the word "Negus." I must of had a look of confusion on my face so she proceeded to tell me that yes it is pronounced like the word "Niggas". Talk about the things that make you go HMMMM!!! I had never seen this word before and I was intrigued to learn more about its origin and definition. According to Wikipedia the definition of Negus is "Negus ( Ge'ez , nigūś , Amharic nigūs ; cf. Tigrinya negāš ) is a title in Ge'ez , Tigrinya , Tigre and Amharic , used for a king and at times also a vassal ruler in pre-1974 Ethiopia and pre-1890 Eritrea . It is subsequently used to translate the word "king" in Biblical and other literature. It is a noun derived from the ancie

Kierrah Foundation Back to School Celebration

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Kierrah Foundation's Back To School Celebration in Lemeirt Park!!! Special Thanks to Alfre Woodard, Arlyn Royce, Kymedienne, Parker McKenna Posey, Parris Harris, Michael Colyar, Sebastian St. Geaorge, Sandy Wee, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dudley perkins, Rickie Byars Beckwith, Treaz'ure Lee, Samantha, Davis, Kenyatte Smith, The California Dolphins of the LaBelle Community Football League and the many , many others who made it all possible for our children. Special Thanks to Pamela "Brandy" Sanders, Founder of the Kierrah Foundation!!! You are a true Angel!!! Phashion Army supports the KierrahFoundation.org along with The California Dolphins of the LaBelle Community Football League. Parrish Harris, Sebastian St. George & Sandy together with Celebs Michael Colyar, Rickie Byars-Beckwith, Parker McKenna Posey, Kymedienne & Arlyn Royce they support & give back to the Community at the 5th Annual Back to School Party at the Kaos Network in Leimert Park. Music by Georg