Try nesting one table inside another like so:
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">
<tr bgcolor="#000000">
<td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
HTH.
Regards,
Bob Haroche
O n P o i n t S o l u t i o n s
www.OnPointSolutions.com