A rising Polish movement to combat racial prejudice is focused on a campaign against the term "Murzyn," a racial insult often used to refer to and address Black people. The initiative, which brings together Black activists and allies under the hashtag #DontCallMeMurzyn, exemplifies how anti-Black racism has come under new worldwide criticism as a result of the disparate impacts of COVID-19 and severe policing on Black areas. The movement that developed after George Floyd was killed by American police today encompasses nations like Poland, where 97% of the population is white, as well as those with substantial African diasporas from enslavement and colonialism.
According to online polish teachers from LiveXP (https://livexp.com/skills/polish), the word doesn't have the same negative connotation as the N-word has in English and is solely used to refer to people with Black complexion in the Polish vocabulary. According to the PWN website, the term alludes to a person with darker complexion, but it may also be used to indicate someone who puts in a lot of effort but is being taken advantage of.
According to Katarzyna Kosiska, a linguistics expert, the term is occasionally wrongly translated into English as "negro," and has taken on some of that word's negative connotations, whereas a closer meaning would only be factual, i.e. "Black." But she also said that people should pay attention if someone asks that it not be utilized.