I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.
“Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?”
“People were referring to me as the new Anita Bryant. Anita would get a little jealous.”