{
  "id": 924573,
  "title": "Berlin Volksbühne cancels ‘Black people only’ pool event after backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/berlin-volksbuhne-cancels-black-people-only-pool-event-after-backlash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:32:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/berlin-volksbuhne-swimming-pools-black-people-only-event-faces-backlash-gets-cancelled-over-security-concerns-amid-racism-and-inclusion-debate/articleshow/133250147.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Berlin’s Volksbuhne swimming pool has cancelled a planned event exclusively for Black communities after facing backlash over restricted access. The €300,000 temporary pool was due to close to the general public for six hours on August 14. Organisers cited security concerns, saying Black children and teenagers had faced right-wing and racist harassment at swimming events.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}