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     “Sheroes” abound in independent films. As an international independent filmmaker of diverse and indigenous communities over the last 4 decades, I have worked with some amazing women whose stories were amplified on the screen; stories that celebrate their unique and oftentimes challenging circumstances. Relevant to impressionable young people, female and male, these inspirational stories move and inspire us as we follow their difficult journeys we are elevated by their achievements.

       There is a diversity ex-plosion taking place across the country, in the White House, in Congress, with women and with people of color. The new census reports confirm the importance of racial minorities as the primary demographic engine of the nation’s growth.

     Looking back over nine decades, I’m proud and pleased because secular humanism – the progressive struggle to make life better for everyone – won hundreds of victories during my time.

      America is changing, and in 2045, the majority in the country will be people of color. Personally, I think the transformation is taking place right now. In 2035 the majority of the country will be people of color. White people are not reproducing for many different reasons, and without children the race cannot grow and prosper.