What exactly is wrong with a stay-at-home boyfriend? 😂

Episode 40 of Riffing While Black goes from college accountability to political irony to one question that might start a fight at somebody’s dinner table: What exactly is wrong with a stay-at-home boyfriend? 😂

Dr. Kazique Prince and Dr. Lawrence James unpack the controversy surrounding Howard University’s decision to disenroll hundreds of students, asking where institutional responsibility ends and personal accountability begins—and whether the rush to criticize an HBCU tells us something bigger about the stories we’re eager to believe.

Then comes the Side Eye: a Black Republican candidate with a Muslim name, endorsed by Donald Trump, loses to a candidate who had dropped out months earlier. That leads to a conversation about racism, Islamophobia, political identity, and what happens when prejudice becomes stronger than political allegiance.

Finally, we get into the rise of the stay-at-home boyfriend. Are changing gender roles creating new possibilities for relationships—or are some folks just looking for a sugar mama? We talk breadwinners, masculinity, productivity, partnership, and why sometimes supporting your partner through a difficult season is exactly what partnership looks like.

It’s thoughtful, occasionally inappropriate, and very Riffing While Black. 🎙️