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Volksbühne Cancels Black-Children-Only Pool After Right-Wing Backlash

8/24/2026

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Volksbühne theatre in Germany cancelled a Black-children-only pool event after right-wing backlash.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel called the cancellation an “apartheid” that temporarily denies white people access.
Christian Democrat Aileen Weibeler questioned the need for safe spaces on social media in response.
Historian Jeff Wiltsee said pools are intimate spaces that amplify social anxieties and reflect broader racial tensions.

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Volksbühne theatre in Germany cancelled a Black-children-only pool event after right-wing backlash.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel called the cancellation an “apartheid” that temporarily denies white people access.
Christian Democrat Aileen Weibeler questioned the need for safe spaces on social media in response.
Historian Jeff Wiltsee said pools are intimate spaces that amplify social anxieties and reflect broader racial tensions.