Berlin scraps exclusive swimming event for Black children after backlash

Berlin cancelled a planned exclusive afternoon swimming session for Black children on August 24, 2026, after rightwing voices criticized the event as racially discriminatory. The initiative had aimed to provide a dedicated recreational opportunity.

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Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

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Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capital It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre. But the plans, slated for earlier this month, had to be scrapped after they were seized on by rightwing and conservativ