1.What historical events most shaped the soul of your community?

2.How has your community’s past informed its present needs?

3.What wisdom from your ancestors still guides your community today?

4.What traumas remain unhealed in your neighborhood or city?

5.How did segregation shape the geography of opportunity where you live?

6.What generational strengths have your people passed down?

7.What erased histories do you believe should be reclaimed?

8.How do elders in your community define “thriving”?

9.What does your family history teach you about economic survival?

10.What role has resistance and rebellion played in your community’s resilience?

11.What’s been lost to gentrification—and how has that shaped your view of home?

12.How did the civil rights movement show up locally for your community?

13.What cultural traditions were preserved in spite of oppression?

14.What community heroes do you think we should honor more?

15.What role does oral history play in preserving community identity?

16.How are historical inequities still showing up in schools, banks, or courts?

17.How would your ancestors describe freedom?

18.What unfinished justice do you feel your community is still owed?

19.In what ways has your community survived against the odds?

20.What legacy are you helping build for future generations?