In May 1963, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, the great-great-grandson of a Polish-American slave owner, became a freedom fighter. At the tender age of 12, he convinced his parents to let him join the ...

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars will be appointed to a five-year term, renewable for a second five-year term after a successful progress evaluation. Each Scholar will receive up to $8.6 million over 10 ...

In a rousing keynote address, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, urged graduates to develop a sense of self, to ask questions, to never stop learning, ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. Each Scholar receives up to $8.6 million over a 10 year period ...