@New Chapter. I think you are in all your right to think like that. You seem to be an unbiased observer, which is odd and pretty good judge of the matter. Our society is so ingrained with racism, that we we don't notice 90% percent of it. The little sister was tole d to take out her braids simply because it was too black. It's ridiculous and it's repugnant, but it's the truth. I get dirty looks (from ppl in the congo) because my hair is too curly. My hair grows upward like a Jewfro. I'm expected to either chop it off or to smuther my hair with product, flatten it and look for like a white man.
Frankly, I'm very surprised the Org would request (enforce) such a thing. The Org is terribly racist and anachronistic. If you don't look (style-wise) like Nathan Knorr your unharmonious. And if you don't look like Knorr's wife your wordly. I would expect the org to want black sisters to straighten their hair and not wear braids, locks, afros, et cetera. After all, looking like 1950's (white) American salesmen is what Jehovah wants.
I for one think all black women should go natural (hairstyle-wise). I sicerely think it's internalized self-racism otherwise- I maybe wrong. I just think it's wrong to be told that looking like certain race of people is beautiful and your personal features which are natural to your ethncity is ugly.