FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2021 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress (ADEP) issued the following statement in response to an incident in Portland, Oregon: Various media reports describe a troubling incident from January 22 involving a man named Brian Christopher Miller, who brutally attacked and assaulted an Afghan American man in a Portland convenience store,…
On November 29, 2019 the popular Afghan comedy skit “Shabake Khanda” aired an episode on TOLO TV where actors were said to be imitating “construction workers rapping a song after work” – while donning blackface and Afro wigs. The Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress (ADEP) condemns such racist and offensive acts that demean Black and African communities worldwide. Blackface…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Afghan-American Conference (AAC) The Samovar Network (TSN) The Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress (ADEP) Afghan-American Community Organizations Condemn Hate Crime in Indiana WASHINGTON, D.C. February 21, 2019 – On Saturday, February 16, 2019, the Afghan-American community learned that Mustafa Ayoubi, a 32-year-old Afghan-American, was murdered in a hate crime in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tragedy occurred…