"black lives matter" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} black lives matter
  1. (politics, originally US) A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. Wikipedia link: George Floyd Categories (topical): Ethnicity, Politics, Social justice Synonyms: BLM, Black lives matter Translations (statement of protest): حَيَاةُ السُّودِ مُهِمَّة (ḥayātu as-sūdi muhimma) (Arabic), 黑人的命也是命 (hēirén de mìng yěshì mìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 黑人的命很重要 (hēirén de mìng hěn zhòngyào) (Chinese Mandarin), nigrulaj vivoj gravas (Esperanto), mustien elämällä on väliä (Finnish), les vies noires comptent (French), schwarze Leben zählen (German), 흑인의 생명은 소중하다 (heugin-ui saengmyeong-eun sojunghada) (Korean), nyawa orang hitam penting (Malay), vidas negras importam (Portuguese), жи́зни черноко́жих име́ют значе́ние (žízni černokóžix iméjut značénije) (Russian), жи́зни чёрных важны́ (žízni čórnyx važný) (Russian), las vidas negras importan (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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