How flowers changed his life
Top 5 CNN Hero Quilen Blackwell and his nonprofit transform vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms — training and empowering at-risk youth to grow, harvest, and sell the blooms. Who will be this year’s CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to continue their inspiring work? Go to CNN.com/Heroes right now to vote. You get 10 votes a day, every day through this Sunday, November 30, to help the Heroes who inspire you the most.
