To say the nation has lost its moral compass is inaccurate. It implies that at one time we operated under principles of morality, but somehow just misplaced that darn compass and started down the wrong track. And, since a compass is fairly worthless without a map, it also implies that we had a fairly good map of the moral landscape in the first place. No, with the technology we have available today, it’s about time we upgraded to a moral GPS. The kind that talks to you in you

Dr. Hollins and I are doing a short presentation based on the work of Derald Wing Sue on Racial Microaggressions tomorrow morning (for examples of many types of microaggressions check this out). We’re starting by sharing our Where I’m From poems, and speaking to how our different experiences shape the way we interpret events and interactions. Some interactions trigger us or become a “hot button” as they repeatedly happen to us, those we love, or those with whom we share a gro