Dr. Cheryl McKissack Daniel joins host Dr. Yndia Lorick-Wilmot for the Season 8 premiere of the Belonging to Blackness podcast, sharing the extraordinary story behind one of America’s most enduring Black family business legacies.

In Season 8, Episode 069, titled “The Black Family Who Built America,”Cheryl reflects on her family’s remarkable journey from enslavement to engineering — and the generations of builders, architects, and entrepreneurs who shaped both America’s built environment and the McKissack legacy.

A FIVE-GENERATION LEGACY OF BUILDING

As Chair of McKissack & McKissack, the oldest minority- and woman-owned design and construction firm in the United States, Cheryl carries forward a legacy spanning five generations. Together, they discuss Black history, generational wealth, and leadership in the built environment.

It is about building history, creating opportunity, and ensuring future generations have something meaningful upon which to build.

WATCH THE CONVERSATION

Watch Cheryl’s full conversation with Dr. Yndia Lorick-Wilmot below.