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A collaged image of Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther, Will Smith in  Concussion, and Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda.

A collaged image of Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther, Will Smith in

Concussion, and Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda.

Photo illustration by Kaushik for OkayAfrica.

Are African Accents Hard to Portray in Hollywood?

In foreign media, African accents often don’t hit the mark – mangled, erased, or just undercooked. According to these experts, it’s not that simple.