There is an awful lot of racism in the Organisation from top to bottom. I have personally experienced it for years, especially when I first came into the 'Truth' when young. I spent half a decade in my very first congregation and was never invited out or to dinner by anyone in that entire time. In winter and in awful heavy rains I would walk the 4 miles to my local hall not realising why brothers who lived right by me would just drive past me in empty cars waving and smiling but never offering me a lift to or from the meetings.
I was alone in there.. no family.. but I was in good standing. I had just got baptised.. I was regular pioneering, training myself to become a missionary.. I was doing everything possible that a young brother could do in an exemplary fashion, yet somehow I was never good enough. I realise now that this was simply a colour issue. Pure racism. It was really quite horrible. I have never experienced so much coldness and lack of genuine love in my life. it was quite heartbreaking that the people I would happily have laid down my life for would themselves not even offer me a sandwhich or a lift. I have to say that is what massively contributed to me leaving. The claim that they have love among themselves is very true.. except it's that they keep it all only to themsleves.
This kind of thing used to trouble me greatly when I was young but no longer now know they are not really a special people but are just the same as everyone else on this planet with all the same faults.
I hear recently that a special D.O had to be sent to that district due to racism problems yet again. Years later the white members are having serious issues when it comes to taking guidance and counsel from dark skinned elders. It's a still a major and I think ignored probelm among these people..