1.   He was kneeling before the fire, his hands and face black with coal dust.

2.   He was beaten, his face spray-painted black, and his ankles chained to the back of a pickup.

3.   Small boys marched with faces painted black, red, green and white, the colors of the Palestinian flag.

4.   Their faces black with grime and soot, the Tennessee firefighters said they had trained with New York City firefighters and worked with them in other emergencies.

5.   The cost has been the spectacular sight of armored cars and tanks parked in narrow ghetto streets along with troops with their faces painted camouflage black.