S8, Ep 069 with Cheryl McKissack Daniel on The Black Family Who Built America

In this Season 8 premiere, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with Dr.

Cheryl McKissack Daniel, chair of McKissack & McKissack, the oldest minority- and woman-owned design and construction firm in the United States, as she shares her family’s remarkable journey from enslavement to engineering as one of America’s most enduring Black business legacies. Together, they explore Black history, generational wealth, entrepreneurship, leadership, infrastructure, and the hidden legacy of the Black builders, architects, and engineers.

Cheryl also discusses her acclaimed book, The Black Family Who Built America , and reflects on identity, belonging, resilience, and the responsibility of carrying a five-generation legacy into the future. This is a powerful conversation about building more than structures; it is about building history, opportunity, and lasting Black legacy.

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