Tyler Perry Studios opens on historic Fort McPherson, first major studio owned by a Black person

Tyler Perry opened his 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on October 5, 2019, on the grounds of the former Fort McPherson military base, land that once held Confederate soldiers. The first major film and television studio in America owned outright by a Black person, it includes 12 sound stages and full production infrastructure, representing total vertical control of Black storytelling.