Ubuntu Institute for Community Development

Investigative reporter and documentary producer Greg Palast does a great report on how voting system is tampered with.

Private organizations and Algorithms

Interview mark 2:25

Democracy Under Fire: Greg Palast, Pearl Walker, Danyelle Smith, and Dr. Kokayi Patterson on Voting Rights and Global Affairs Podcast Episode · The Carl Nelson Show · May 13 · 2h 58m

Dr. George Lee Johnson, Jr. explores the intentional disruption of historical memory—how systems of power have fragmented, distorted, and, at times, deliberately erased collective narratives. It situates these disruptions within broader political, legal, and cultural processes that influence what is preserved, institutionalized, or omitted from public consciousness. We will also consider how similar forms of erasure persist today through curricular exclusions, archival silences, policy framing, and media representation, recognizing that historical memory is structured, contested, and continuously produced.
Rather than advancing a single conclusion, this conversation invites shared inquiry and reflection. Together, we will consider how communities can participate in recovering, preserving, and transmitting their histories through engagement with elders, family records, local archives, cultural institutions, and community spaces that serve as living repositories of identity. The aim is to encourage thoughtful participation—so that memory becomes not only something we study, but something we collectively steward and carry forward.

Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
269 S Church St, 3rd Floor Confernce Room
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Call 864-621-0849 or 864-906-7716 for entry