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Podcast: Earn Your Leisure
Episode: The Black Family That Built America: A 5-Generation Construction Dynasty
Description: In this insightful clip from Market Mondays, we are joined by Cheryl McKissick, the trailblazing CEO and President of McKissick & McKissick—the oldest Black-owned and woman-owned construction firm in the United States, with a legacy spanning over 230 years and five inspiring generations.Hosts Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings sit down with Cheryl to discuss her new book, *The Black Family Who Built America*, and the extraordinary history of her family's achievements. From their origins during slavery when Moses McKissick I perfected the art of brickmaking in North Carolina, to becoming master carpenters, architects, and bu...