Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the ...

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One man's mission to make the South Side of Chicago bloom just won a major prize. Quilen Blackwell, founder of South Side Blooms, was named the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year. His farm to vase nonprofit ...

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CHICAGO -- Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago's South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN ...

New York (CNN) — Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 ...