The New York Times Co. has been hit with another race and gender discrimination suit brought by two black female ad executives who claim the company “has created a workplace rife with disparity.”

Ernestine Grant, a 16-year veteran, and Marjorie Walker, who has worked at the company for almost eight years, claim they were passed over for promotions after the arrival of CEO Mark Thompson and his appointment of Meredith Levien as chief revenue officer.

Their suit, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, contends their treatment is part of a deeper pattern of discrimination that also led to the paper’s ouster of Janet Robinson as chief executive and Jill Abramson as executive editor.

“Unbeknownst to the world at large, not only does the Times have an ideal customer (young, white, wealthy) but also an ideal staffer (young, white, unencumbered with a family) to draw that purported ideal customer,” according to the complaint.

The ad sales staff is “systematically becoming increasingly younger and whiter,” the suit alleges.

The lawyer representing the women, Doug Wigdor of Wigdor LLP, said he’s seeking to have the suit classified as a class action and will be bringing the discrimination claims to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The Times has been slapped with at least two other suits alleging race and gender bias.

The women are suing Thompson and Levien along with the company. Their suit also dredges up some allegations about discrimination from Thompson’s time running the BBC. He left around the time the Jimmy Saville child sex abuse scandal erupted at the UK broadcaster.

“This lawsuit contains a series of recycled, scurrilous and unjustified attacks on both Mark Thompson and Meredith Levien,” said a Times spokesperson.

“It also completely distorts the realities of the work environment at The New York Times. We strongly disagree with any claim that The Times, Mr. Thompson or Ms. Levien have discriminated against any individual or group of employees. The suit is entirely without merit and we intend to fight it vigorously in court.”