63rd Anniversary Voice & ViewpoinT GALA Is a Triumph

Dept. of Treasury, Stanford Study Finds IRS DisproportionatelY Audits Black Taxpayers

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The big banquet room was packed. So was the parking lot. San Diego Voice & Viewpoint’s 2023 Gala sold out days before the big night, Feb. 17, at the Jacobs Center.

An accomplished, glamorous roster of guests was there, replete with sequins, major hairdos, tuxedos and a bevy of gorgeous Miss Black San Diego winners, who aided the program, which was also live streamed to an audience of or 2,000. The emcees were none other than Dr. John Warren, long-time publisher of San Diego Voice & Viewpoint (now in its 63rd year of continuous publication) resplendent in a tux, and his daughter, Latanya West, the paper’s brilliant managing editor, resplendent in a stunning, platinum-toned sequined gown.

An elegant dinner was served on artfully decorated tables by attentive waiters. This team was backed by media wizards M.A.N.D.A.T.E.

Records President and CEO, Dr. Leonard Thompson, and Chida

Rebecca Warren-Darby of Rebecca & Company, who produced the annual event that every February highlights Black History Month and the importance of a free press and, specifically, the Black Press. Well done!

See GALA page 10

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr. National Correspondent

According to Stanford RegLab, Black taxpayers receive IRS audit notices at least 2.9 times more frequently than non -Black taxpayers and possibly as much as 4.7 times more often.

The new study included research by Daniel E. Ho, the William Benjamin Scott