there are few names in the media industry as well known as tyler perry.ct, you look at the "forbes" list of top entertainers this year, there's one billionaire on that list. he is a guy who was homeless about 25 years ago and lived in a little car, which that's tough enough. but if you're like 6'6", even tougher. i recently caught up with the media mogul at his massive studio campus in atlanta, georgia. this place is just incredible. reverend al told me about it the told me about what an extraordinary community you've built here. but i saw on instagram, what was it, geo -- >> geo metro. >> that you lived in. that you were homeless when you came to atlanta. how do you process that, to go from that to where we are now? >> very gradually. the time that it took to get from there to hear was all of 27 years, but the process of it was so important, and i talked to a lot of people up-and-coming trying to get things going, enjoy the process. it's kind of hard to say enjoy the process when you're sleeping in your car. having an understanding of if you have a goal

cedric: i loved kenya barris in the show black af with tyler perry, where he's lost and not knowing whathat about critics? tyler: i don't give a fuck. tyler: people are recognizing themselves in these stories, no matter how crass people think they are, no matter what the critics are saying, 'oh i don't get this shit, i don't understand that this is' - i don't give a fuck, because i'm talking to us . lorraine ali: the fragmentation of television, streamers coming in. it just opened all this space. ♪ cedric: what makes insecure unique is, the power in the recognition of strong, vibrant black women. issa: being aggressively passive is what i do best. i used to keep a journal to vent. now i just write raps. issa: [rapping] oh look nigga guess you're still single. couldn't find another bitch to make your toes tingle. jacqueline coley: the first time i actually saw myself on television was when issa rae premiered insecure. issa: hot shit! jacqueline coley: because i was a 20 something post college, somewhat aimless millennial who is trying to figure out how to grow up. molly: oh, i embrace who

. >> tyler perry owns the studio.0 you couldn't have imagined it. >> an era to be as loud as possible and as black as possible. >> we are the story. >> joining us now is cnn's senior entertainment reporter lisa france. good to see you. so, you know, i talked about this being the golden age of black television, but when we start talking about some of the best black television shows, a lot of people start in the '70s and '80s. >> yeah. no. you have to go back further than that. it's so important. i am so excited for this series. it's a wonderful to see black creators and tv shows get their roses because, i mean, when tv first started we had the stereotypical betrayals of amos and andy and things like that because we were seeing black stories through a white gaze. and it wasn't until like the 1960s we had like a julia with diahann carroll where she played a nurse. these types of shows and this history is so important because television helps to inform people. it's really an educator when it comes to race and race relatio

. - we have a person like tyler perry who owns a studio, and that's remarkable in and of itself becausey as tyler perry has. (upbeat music) - i think the black ownership of content will disrupt the media ecosystem because we won't have gatekeepers who are beholden to the status quo or traditional media companies. - a perfect example of black ownership changing the game, lee daniels and "the wonder years." - i loved "the wonder years" growing up. love it even more now that they've rebooted it and they've said it in montgomery, alabama 'cause it reminded me of my childhood. - lee daniels acquired the rights to the original "wonder years" because he wanted to tell a story about the black middle-class experience during the late 60s. - i didn't wanna direct it. i didn't wanna write it. i just didn't wanna mess it up, so i found a great showrunner writer, saladin, who had a good take on it. - so i think it's time that we talk with you about sex. - can't we just whoop the boy like god intended? - yeah, mama, i'll take the whooping! - i came on board and we decided to set the show in the cradle

. - we have a person like tyler perry who owns a studio, and that's remarkable in and of itself becausef content will disrupt the media ecosystem because we won't have gatekeepers who are beholden to the status quo or traditional media companies. - a perfect example of black ownership changing the game, lee daniels and "the wonder years." - i loved "the wonder years" growing up. love it even more now that they've rebooted it and they've said it in montgomery, alabama 'cause it reminded me of my childhood. - lee daniels acquired the rights to the original "wonder years" because he wanted to tell a story about the black middle-class experience during the late 60s. - i didn't wanna direct it. i didn't wanna write it. i just didn't wanna mess it up, so i found a great showrunner writer, saladin, who had a good take on it. - so i think it's time that we talk with you about sex. - can't we just whoop the boy like god intended? - yeah, mama, i'll take the whooping! - i came on board and we decided to set the show in the cradle of the civil rights movement. - and not just the tragedy and the pa

. >> you a person like tyler perry who owns a studio.ent will disrupt the media ecosystem, because we will not have gatekeepers who are beholden to the status quo or media companies. >> an example of black ownership change in the game is lee daniels and the wonder years. i loved the wonder years growing up. they have rebooted it and reset it in montgomery, alabama, and it reminds me of my childhood. >> lee daniels wanted to tell a story about the black middle class experienced during the late 60s. >> i found a great show runner writer who had a great take on it. >> i think it is time that we talk to you! >> i will take the whipping! >> we decided to set this in the cradle of the civil rights movement. >> not just the tragedy and the pain and the trauma, because we have carried that for so long and we continue to, but trying to build family and community and celebrate and have love in the midst of that. >> abc understandably had a lot of concerns. as soon as we started turning to material, the note was always, can you make it funny? you t

attorneys filed a counterclaim alleging harassment by the developing from no word yet on whether tyler perryon here. coming up, hot dogs or hamburgers. we're going to see which cookout staple. we'll be showing up in california barbecues this holiday weekend right after the break. >> the 4th of july can be an exciting time for people but not so much for others or their pets. many shelters across the nation see an uptick and runaway animals who could be frightened by the loud sounds. and san mateo, the peninsula, humane society and spca is urging pet owners to prepare ahead. joining us live is communications manager buffy martin tarbox to give us some helpful tips to keep our furry loved ones safe and secure. thanks for being here. >> thank you so much for inviting us. so as you stated, you know, 4th of july can be very frightening time or animals. and that includes all different types of animals, including wildlife. so what we always encourage pet owners to do around this time and started throughout the weekend as well if you're going to any sort 4th of july activities such as a party special

. - we have a person like tyler perry who owns a studio, and that's remarkable in and of itself becausehas. (upbeat music) - i think the black ownership of content will disrupt the media ecosystem because we won't have gatekeepers who are beholden to the status quo or traditional media companies. - a perfect example of black ownership changing the game, lee daniels and "the wonder years." - i loved "the wonder years" growing up. love it even more now that they've rebooted it and they've said it in montgomery, alabama 'cause it reminded me of my childhood. - lee daniels acquired the rights to the original "wonder years" because he wanted to tell a story about the black middle-class experience during the late 60s. - i didn't wanna direct it. i didn't wanna write it. i just didn't wanna mess it up, so i found a great showrunner writer, saladin, who had a good take on it. - so i think it's time that we talk with you about sex. - can't we just whoop the boy like god intended? - yeah, mama, i'll take the whooping! - i came on board and we decided to set the show in the cradle of the civil rig

. >> you have a person like tyler perry, who owns a studio, that is remarkable in and of itself becausedisrupt the media ecosystem because we won't have gatekeepers who are beholden to status quo or traditional media companies. >> a perfect example of black ownership change in the game, the wonder years. i love the wonder years growing up. i love it even more now that they have rebooted it and set it in montgomery, alabama, because it reminded me of my childhood. >> lee daniels acquired the rights to the original wonder years because he wanted to tell a story about the black middle class experienced during the late 60s. >> i didn't want to direct it. i didn't want to write it. i just didn't want to mess it up, so i found a great show runner, writer, who had a good take on it. >> i came on board. >> not just the tragedy and the pain and the trauma, because we've carried that for so long and we continue to, but trying to build family and community and celebrate and have love in the midst of that. >> abc, understandably so, had a lot of concerns. as soon as we started turning and material,

. >> reporter: so from prop houses to major local studios like tyler perry's behind me, georgia's movie making business is feeling it. in biggers' case, he says the family business is on the line with these two hollywood strikes. norah. >> quite a ripple effect. mark strassmann, thank you. >>> well, from the hollywood strike to a hollywood ending for one lucky powerball player. the only winning ticket worth more than $1 billion was sold in the city of dreams, los angeles. cbs's jamie yuccas spoke to the owner of the store where the odds were in one person's favor. >> reporter: once word got out that this downtown los angeles mini market sold the ticket, the excitement couldn't be contained. the store's owners, a mother and daughter, claimed their million dollar check and immediately turned around and started selling more lottery tickets. >> is this life-changing? >> no. it's same thing. for us, no change. life will keep going. we are like a normal, any other person, so we keep going. that's it. >> from now on, every day i'm going to go and buy there. >> reporter: as for the winner, they

. >> reporter: so from prop houses to major local studios like tyler perry's behind me, georgia's moviemakingar's case, he says the family business is on the line with these two hollywood strikes. norah? >> norah: quite a ripple effect. mark strassmann, thank you. well, from the hollywood strike to a hollywood ending for one lucky powerball player, the only winning ticket worth more than $1 billion was sold in the city of dreams, los angeles. cbs's jamie yuccas spoke to the owner of the store, where the odds were in one person's favor. >> reporter: once word got out that this downtown los angeles minimarket sold the ticket, the excitement couldn't be contained. >> wow! unbelievable! >> reporter: the store's owners, a mother and daughter, claimed their million dollar check and immediately turned around and started selling more lottery tickets. is this life-changing? >> no, it's crazy. for us, no change. life just keeps going. we are like normal, any other person. so we keep going. that's it. >> from now on, every day, i'm going to go and buy there. >> reporter: as for the winner, they have a y

. >> tyler perry who owns a studio.imagined it. >> this was an era to be as loud as pbl and as black as possible. >> we are the story. >> joining us now, this legendary actor of screen and stage, a triple threat, ben vereen. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure. blue fire to all my signifma brothers and sisters out there. >> you've played so many memorable roles. your face is in so many things it's hard to count. the "see it loud" series focuses on your role as chicken george. that was in the iconic mini series roots them role means so many things to so many people. there was a particular part where you are freed and you say i's free. everybody remembers that particular line. >> i's free. >> what did it mean to you? >> to me, first of all, all praises to alex haley to have the courage to write something like that and to abc for having the courage to put it on. it meant we have an opportunity now to be free, which we're doing it now. you know, by you celebrating 80 years -- it's taken us 80 years to talk abou

. >> that was tyler perry. he reiterated and that and changed the dialogue. >> he changed the game.ormal for people to see so many shows that show black actors and actresses being the leads and not necessarily having to be the side person. >> you have been a star on "the real housewives of atlanta" for a long time, since the second season. when you first had this opportunity and it was i guess advertised as this is a place of, you know, black women, influential, accomplished. here's the show, this is what life is like on a regular basis. at the time did you think it would catch on the way it has? >> i definitely did not. when i first decided to do it, i was kind of looked down upon from some of my peers that are black. a lot of people look at reality tv and see the arguments and cattiness. and friends of mine were like i don't know if you should do that, that's not a good representation of us. i thought if you flielk i am a good representation of you, why wouldn't you want me to be on there? the great thing about "real housewives of atlanta," we set the tone there are a lot of black

. >> tyler perry, who owns a studio. never could have imagined it. >> this is an era to be as loud as possible and as black as possible. >> we are the story. ♪ >> "see it loud, the history of black television" premiers tomorrow at 9:00 on cnn. one fre. everyone loveses free stuff chuck. can we get peyton a footlong? get itit before it's gone. on the subway app. the all-new tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel cool. so, no more sweating all night... ...or blasting the air conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10° cooler, all night long. for a limited time, save $500 on all-new tempur-breeze mattresses. i brought in ensure max protein with 30g of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. uh... here i'll take that. -everyone: woo hoo! ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein, one gram of sugar. enter the nourishing moments giveaway for a chance to win $10,000. - i got the cabin for three days. it's gonna be sweet! what? i'm 12 hours short. - have a fun weekend. - ♪ unnecessary action h

. >> you have all of these black people in the distribution, and you have tyler perry and oprah winfreyjust show running, but also distributeing content on their own networks, and no disrespect to the stars, but that's 50 cent's network. >> they were talking about putting together a music driven series, and i was grateful because it was specifically about new york and drug dealing, and they let me write my show and run my show. >> what's this about, man? it's payback time. >> there was the equation of shifty being somebody that lived the life, so you already set up the streets validating it first and foremost. >> the streets will tell you if something is righteous, and authenticity is everything. that's why we do this. >> my whole career i have been answering questions like, well, is that really? yeah, it is. let me say that again. yeah, it is [ bleep ]. yeah, it is. the woman i answer to is of color, and we have shorthand. that is a new convenience and that did not happen overnight. >> i need to tell you something, i went out one time and a stranger put something in my drink. excuse me

. >> i'm tyler perry. >> you could have never imagined this was an era to be as loud as possible andk as possible. >> we are the story. >> "see it loud" premiers tomorrow at 9:00 on cnn. >> . >> don't miss the premier at 9:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> an alleged thief storms into a nail salon, demands the money from the customers. it doesn't go according to plan. we'll show you how it played out. you should get a second opinion from innovation refunds at no upfront cost. sometimes you need a second opinion. [coughs] good to go. yeah, i thinkk i'll get a second opinion. all these walls gotta go! ah a ah ah! i'd love a second opinion. no. i'm going to get a second opinion. with innovation refunds, there's no upfront cost to find out. so why not check like i did for my small business? take the first step to see if your small business qualifies for the erc. (christina) with verizon business unlimited, i get 5g, truly unlimited data, and unlimited hotspot data. so, no matter whati'm running th kitchen. (vo) make the switch. it's your buness. it's your verizon. scout is protected by simpari

. >> tyler perry who owns a studio.n 1950, you never could imagine it. >> this was an era to be as loud and black as possible. >> we are the story. >> joining me now is justin semyon. the creator of the film dear white people and the netflix series of the same name. great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> so justin, some of these tv shows were my favorite. but i never thought of them as black television until now. you know? the jeffersons, the cosbys. good times. all that. so tell me about the role black tv has had on all of us even if we were not aware of it. >> the thing about television, it is an intimate art form. an intimate form of cinema. when you go to the movies you are expecting to be blown away on the edge of your seats. when you watch a tv show, you are expecting to be brought into the interior world of a character. it is almost like you are hanging out with friends or you are sort of where you were. it brings the lives of black people into people's homes. and whether you are a black person, you go o

development of new projects, some of the most high profile recent examples include shonda rimes, tyler perryd ryan murphy. if this happens, it would mark an escalation in the standoff in the media industry and would illustrate studios taking an opportunity to cut costs. there deals already suspended. studios occluding warner bros. come amazon, and nbc universal are not paying these contracts right now, but if they are terminated, a number of existing relationships will be severed, and we could see a reshaping of the industry when production eventually returns.>>> speaking of media, live sports has been the saving grace for media. it is expected to become even more valuable. amid a dearth of scripted content this fall thanks to the strikes. sports is the glue holding traditional tv bundles together while also driving growth for streaming services who are paying out for sports rights, such as amazon prime video nfl games. the lion tree ceo has had a blockbuster deals with discovery and warner bros. and the purchase by amazon of mgm. i sat down with him to talk about the future of sports, media

that's been progress, the ownership, the distributionship, seeing people like oprah winfrey and tyler perryle, we're seeing deal with the transition from cable and streaming and with the writers strike and all of the things happening, i think equity and fair pay are going to be very big to see if we can keep this up because we've had booms before but it's been about sustaining them so i think it's about the executives staying behind the scenes for it to continue and not just have been that, oh, remember those five to

that's been progress, the ownership, the distributionship, seeing people like oprah winfrey and tyler perry really open those doors behind the scenes. i think to stay there, television as a whole, we're seeing deal with the transition from cable and streaming and with the writers strike and all of the things happening, i think equity and fair pay are going to be very big to see if we can keep this up because we've had booms before but it's been about sustaining them so i think it's about the executives staying behind the scenes for it to continue and not just have been that, oh, remember those five to ten years that we had good tv again?>> all right, sylv. thank you so much. great talking to you. >> you, o. >> be sure to tune in to an all new episode of the cnn original series see it loud, the history of black television airs tonight at 9 p.m. eastern only on cnn. >> hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. for 23 straight days now temperatures have exceeded 110 degrees in phoenix and the record heat wave is showing no signs of breaking. >> the heat

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and you got tyler perry, you got oprah winfrey, you got the sean combs, byron allen.istributing the content on their own networks. no disrespect to starz, but that's pretty much 50 cent's network. - look at you, all g'ed up. - 50 and mark were talking about putting together a music driven tv series. i'm so grateful, because it was specifically about new york, and drug dealing, and all the things that it was specifically about, chris albrecht and carmi zlotnik who were running starz at the time, did not give me a show runner. they let me write my show and run my show. - what's this about, man? - don't fucking play stupid. you know what this is about. it's payback time. - there is the equation of 50 being someone who lived the life. so, you already set up the streets validating it first and foremost. the streets will tell you, if something is righteous. authenticity is everything. i mean, it's why we do this. - my whole career, i've been answering questions like, "well, would they really? is that really?" yeah, it is. let me say that again. yeah, it is, motherfucker. ye

. - [rupaul] for people like tyler perry, or eddie murphy, or people who are straight, who dress up inperfectly fine. but if you identify as gay, it's been sort of a, not so open road. - and that's why he is a emmy darling. - i would like to thank, on behalf of the 140 drag queens we have released into the wild. if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? can i get an amen up in here? (audience cheers) - it has changed what it means to be gay, especially for people of color, and especially in small towns, and especially across the country, in ways that i did not think was possible in our lifetime. (upbeat music) (wheezing) asthma isn't pretty. it's the moment when you realize that a good day... is about to become a bad one. but then, i remembered that the world is so much bigger than that, with trelegy. because one dose a day helps keep my asthma symptoms under control. and with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy helps improve lung function so i can breathe easier for a full 24 hours. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tre

laying the foundation for shondaland, laying the foundation for own, laying the foundation for tyler perrydo. - so it was a really fertile crew. robert townsend made his first movie on credit cards and it was a great movie. - i was auditioning for slaves, and you know all the stereotypes, then that's when i was saying to keenan, "we should make our own movies." - [both] winky dinky dog. winky dinky dog. - yeah. - my dad and keenan came up very closely together. keenan and him would stand in line at the unemployment office to see what they could figure out. they were both young, broke, extremely talented, just trying to get in the game and they did it. ♪ you can do what you wanna do ♪ in living color - in the case of "in living color." i did pitch it to robert townsend. he didn't wanna do it. so we brought keenan into fox, and we pitched a very bare bones idea, just a black sketch comedy show. we gave him a pilot. - [both] welcome to the homeboy shopping network. - everything past the idea is keenan's thing. - sometimes those little fellas don't like to come out. - well hell, can you blame

laying the foundation for shondaland, laying the foundation for own, laying the foundation for tyler perrys roots in the black pack and what they were able to do. - so it was a really fertile crew. robert townsend made his first movie on credit cards and it was a great movie. - i was auditioning for slaves, and you know all the stereotypes, then that's when i was saying to keenan, "we should make our own movies." - [both] winky dinky dog. winky dinky dog. - yeah. - my dad and keenan came up very closely together. keenan and him would stand in line at the unemployment office to see what they could figure out. they were both young, broke, extremely talented, just trying to get in the game and they did it. ♪ you can do what you wanna do ♪ in living color - in the case of "in living color." i did pitch it to robert townsend. he didn't wanna do it. so we brought keenan into fox, and we pitched a very bare bones idea, just a black sketch comedy show. we gave him a pilot. - [both] welcome to the homeboy shopping network. - everything past the idea is keenan's thing. - sometimes those little fella

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news, axios, washington post, espn, paramount right now is considering offers from byron allen and tyler perry to purchase b.e.t. that's how bad it is out there. these companies are so broke giving betty back to people which by the way it's not what we meant when we said black people wanted reparations we meant cash didn't give it to us. and i'm harriet tubman ten is but tonight we are all unified under one thing and that scandal. scandal those scandals have been devour ring careers this year. the untouchable tucker carlson is out of a job now. some people celebrate. but to tucker staff, i want you to know that i know what feeling. i work at the daily. so i too have been blindsided. the sudden departure of the host of the fake news program. tucker showed up, got caught up like that do from vanderpump rules text message chef. i don't know what vanderpump rules is about i'm just washington a couple of times my friends told me it's like bmf, but for white people was secession. no secession is power for white people. no. tucker carlson is. power for white people? no, that's white power. you know w