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 November 30, to help the Heroes who inspire you the most. | CNN

Mohamed Amin Ahmed, a Somali immigrant and Republican for 25 years, told CNN he campaigned and voted for President Donald Trump in 2024. After Trump's recent comments calling the community "garbage," Ahmed speaks to CNN's Whitney Wild. | CNN Politics