Spike Lee to be the first black person to lead Cannes Film Festival jury. - NBCBLK
"BlacKkKlansman" director Spike Lee will lead the Cannes Film Festival's 2020 jury, the festival announced on Tuesday.
"In this life I have lived, my biggest blessings have been when they arrived unexpected, when they happened out of nowhere," Lee wrote in a."When I got the call that I was offered the opportunity to be President of Cannes Jury for 2020, I was shocked, happy, surprised and proud all at the same time."
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