11.  Black employees have been through the wringer at Texaco.

12.  Black employees were not addressed by name, she says.

13.  Bogacz, who is white, regularly brandished a bull whip near black employees, telling them to get back to work, the suit alleged.

14.  A black former employee, Donald Kennebrew, was arrested on suspicion of murder.

15.  A crucial accusation in the suit is that black employees consistently received poor evaluations of their work from their supervisors.

16.  A light-skinned black employee at the Internal Revenue Service took her dark-skinned boss to court, alleging she was mistreated because of her skin color.

17.  A federal grand jury is investigating whether Texaco officials illegally destroyed documents in the race discrimination suit brought by six black employees.

18.  A federal grand jury is investigating whether Texaco officials illegally destroyed documents sought by plaintiffs in the race discrimination suit brought by six black employees.

19.  A group of black employees filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday accusing the Coca-Cola Co. of discriminating against African-Americans in pay, promotions and performance evaluations.

20.  A white storekeeper and a black employee engage in hurried sex while mostly clothed.