black lives matter

Etymology
Originally used in the form of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media (2013), protesting against the deaths of African Americans at the hands of the police.

Usage notes

 * Sometimes extended to cover ethnic black African minorities in countries outside the US, or other ethnic minorities with darker complexions in traditionally white countries.

Translations

 * Arabic: حَيَاةُ السُّودِ مُهِمَّة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 黑人的命也是命, 黑人的命很重要
 * Esperanto: nigrulaj vivoj gravas
 * Finnish: mustien elämällä on väliä
 * French: les vies noires comptent
 * German: schwarze Leben zählen
 * Japanese: 黒人の命は大切
 * Korean: 흑인-의 생명-은 소중하다
 * Malay: nyawa orang hitam penting
 * Portuguese: vidas negras importam
 * Russian: жи́зни черноко́жих име́ют значе́ние, жи́зни чёрных важны́
 * Spanish: las vidas negras importan