TN HJR0974

Honors Cheryl McKissack Daniel and the McKissack family as trailblazers of Black history in Tennessee and the nation

McKissack & McKissack, founded in 1905, is the oldest minority- and woman-owned professional design and construction firm in the United States

Cheryl McKissack Daniel is a fifth-generation Nashville native who serves as CEO and President, with over 30 years of construction industry experience

Under her leadership, the firm has overseen more than $50 billion in projects, including JFK Airport Terminal One, the Oculus at Ground Zero, and Barclays Center

Congratulates Mrs. McKissack Daniel on publishing The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers (2025)