Through his nonprofit Southside Blooms, Quilen Blackwell is turning empty land into flower farms and giving young people a ...

Englewood florist and social entrepreneur Quilen Blackwell just went from neighborhood staple to national headline. The founder of Southside Blooms has been named CNN's 2025 Hero of the Year following ...

Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit Southside Blooms transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that ...

Co-hosts Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates reveal the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.

Her passion for dance and math followed her to MIT, where she was one of only two Black women studying mechanical engineering at the time.

Hey there. We want to honor everyday people who are changing the world. And I'm talking about the 2024 class of CNN Heroes. So on today's special episode of the Five Good Things podcast, we're ...

There are hundreds of thousands of children across the United States who are living in juvenile detention centers or residential treatment facilities. Many of these young people have experienced ...

It’s an awards show featuring Hollywood’s top entertainers including Jason Momoa, Amanda Seyfried and Sterling K. Brown. But these celebrities are not here to take home a trophy. Tonight, they will be ...

The final round of judging will be done by an online viewer vote conducted on www.CNNHeroes.com. Viewers will have the chance to vote in an online poll for the Finalist whose accomplishment, impact ...