A lawsuit in Missouri could have implications for the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. Current and former students at Lincoln University are suing the state for $549 million, alleging it systematically underfunded the school. The case could become a model for similar legal challenges across the country. Geoff Bennett spoke with Don Calloway for our series, Rethinking College.

As cultural institutions across the country face growing pressure to avoid issues of race, a major new exhibition is confronting them head-on. The work of artist Arthur Jafa spans two floors of New York's New Museum in his largest exhibition to date. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met with Jafa for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

The Folger Shakespeare Library's newest exhibition maps an unlikely historical connection between Black women and the works of William Shakespeare. Nearly 100 objects document the stories of renowned scholars, popular actors and little-known historic figures. Geoff Bennett spoke with curator Patricia Akhimie. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

For six years, the National Museum of the American Latino has operated without its own building, but that is about to change. In August, the Smithsonian's board of regents voted to give the museum a permanent home in the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jorge Zamanillo, the museum's founding director.