Ace Hollywood Motion Picture mogul, Spike Lee touched down in Ghana on Sunday, March 26, 2023, coalescing to the long list of Global celebrities of African descent who have visited the continent, particularly the one-time ‘Gold Coast’, as part of the Ghana Tourism Authority’s (GTA) Beyond the Return initiative.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GTA Akwasi Agyeman and the Director of the Beyond The Return secretariat, Annabelle Renee, received the movie magnate who turned 66 exactly a week ago on March 20, to Accra.
“The last time we met, I told him I was about to move to Ghana,” Ms Renee stated at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) receiving Mr Lee.”That was in 2018. Now he’s here in Ghana, and I got to welcome him at the airport.”
“This is amazing,” she shouted. “And I continue to be happy that more African Americans are making the trip to connect with Ghana.”
Readily, it is not known what the Emmy winner’s schedule is while in Ghana or Africa.
• Brief Biography Of Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee is an American filmmaker and actor. Lee’s 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.
He is known for smashing box office motion pictures such as ‘Do The Right Thing’, ‘Crooklyn’, ‘Inside Man’, and ‘Malcolm X.
He has won numerous accolades for his works, including an Academy Award, a Student Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Peabody Awards. He has also been honoured with an Honorary BAFTA Award in 2002, an Honorary César in 2003, the Academy Honorary Award in 2019, and a Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center as well as the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.
Interestingly, however, his trip to Accra, Ghana, occurs simultaneously with that of American Vice President Kamala Harris.
Ghana is Veep Harris’s first stop as she embarks on an African tour. From here, she flies off to Tanzania and Zambia.
Meanwhile, in February, adorned Hollywood movie-star, Idris Elba arrived in Ghana and notified President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House of intentions to put up a movie studio in the sub-region, commencing with Ghana, all things considered, to attract global investors to the motherland.
© Written by edem latsu
