<em>Abbott Elementary</em> Lets Black Kids Be Kids
It’s one of the show’s grandest and most moving gestures.
If we’re being honest, Janine Teagues, the lead of , has always been a little bit childish. I don’t mean that derisively. Quinta Brunson, the show’s creator, plays Janine as an openhearted optimist, decked in colorful sweaters and puff sleeves. She practically vibrates with excitement when she sets upon an ambitious new plan to zhuzh up the underfunded halls of Abbott or reconcile two sparring second graders; her warm, if sometimes naive, enthusiasm is an important part of how she relates to and supports
