While it feels like a throwback to 90s-style sitcoms, it incorporates modern views on Black queer stories and honest portrayals of motherhood and wifehood. Series Status
Bennie is in a constant war of words with Regina's older sister, Lucretia (Wanda Sykes), who openly despises him and never misses a chance to highlight his failures. Major Themes The Upshaws
During a period when Bennie and Regina were "on a break," Bennie fathered a son, Kelvin , with another woman named Tasha. Kelvin is the same age as Aaliyah, leading her to mockingly refer to him as her "ghetto twin". While it feels like a throwback to 90s-style
Unlike many sitcoms that depict wealthy families, The Upshaws focuses on the authentic, day-to-day grind of making ends meet in the Midwest. Lucretia (Wanda Sykes)