You couldn't make it up could you?:

'Members of the far right British National party walked out of their own Christmas party after organisers accidentally hired a black DJ. "We had to be careful what we said when we did the raffle so we didn't offend the guy," said BNP official Bob Garner. The party, at a London hotel was organised by the party's central London branch. "He sounded white on the phone," said Garner.' Sunday Times,12 December