{"id":49955,"date":"2023-03-27T12:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/27\/popular-american-filmmaker-spike-lee-is-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:56:51","slug":"popular-american-filmmaker-spike-lee-is-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/27\/popular-american-filmmaker-spike-lee-is-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular American filmmaker Spike Lee is in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>American filmmaker Shelton Jackson, popularly known as Spike Lee, has arrived in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The movie producer and director arrived in Ghana on Sunday, March 27.<\/p>\n<p>Spike Lee arrived in Ghana ahead of US Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 three-day visit to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker is reportedly part of the US Vice President\u2019s creative arts team.<\/p>\n<p>Spike Lee was received by the \u2018Beyond The Return\u2019 team and the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) Kwesi Agyeman at the Kotoka International Airport.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679921811_811_image-315.png\" alt=\"Popular American filmmaker Spike Lee is in Ghana\" class=\"wp-image-10032285093 lazy\"  data- title=\"Popular American filmmaker Spike Lee is in Ghana\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Beyond The Return team shared a video of the actor who was welcomed by some traditional dancers and surrounded by some fans.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of the Beyond The Return secretariat, Annabelle Renee who was also at the airport said, \u201cThe last time we met, I told him I was about to move to Ghana. That was in 2018. Now he\u2019s here in Ghana, and I got to welcome him at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis really is amazing, and I continue to be happy that more African Americans are making the trip to connect with Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqQbf21MmGJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Shelton Jackson \u201cSpike\u201d Lee is an American filmmaker and actor. Lee\u2019s work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues<\/p>\n<p>Some of his films include Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man and many others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American filmmaker Shelton Jackson, popularly known as Spike Lee, has arrived in Ghana. The movie producer and director arrived in Ghana on Sunday, March 27. Spike Lee arrived in Ghana ahead of US Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 three-day visit to Ghana. 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