Top 5 CNN Heroes
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• Quilen Blackwell Quilen BlackwellFlowers bring beauty, life and opportunity to one Chicago neighborhood -
• Heidi Carman Heidi CarmanFirst responders endure high levels of stress. These dogs can lighten the load -
• Hillary Cohen Hillary CohenThe ‘GrubHub’ for LA’s hungry: Bringing the film industry’s excess food to people in need -
• Debra Des Vignes Debra Des VignesThis former crime reporter uses writing to help people in prison transform their lives -
• Tim Woodward Tim WoodwardA lifeline for 10,000 forgotten and abused animals: How his team mobilizes for large-scale rescues -
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More CNN Heroes Stories
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• Video 2:12‘One plié at a time’: Misty Copeland is expanding access to ballet 2:12 -
What started with her babysitting money has now changed thousands of lives in Nepal -
• Video 2:04How this CNN Hero’s ‘Neurodiversity Alliance’ has grown to empower more students 2:04 -
• Video 2:12This CNN Hero’s legacy is a ‘ray of hope’ for hundreds of Afghan girls 2:12 -
• CNN Heroes Salutes: Bill Brown CNN Heroes Salutes: Bill BrownHow this 96-year-old’s garden grew into a food bank feeding thousands in Florida -
• CNN Heroes Update: Tyrique Glasgow CNN Heroes Update: Tyrique GlasgowRenaming a local street is the latest success in this CNN Hero’s mission to empower his community -
• CNN HEROES SALUTES: YURI WILLIAMS CNN HEROES SALUTES: YURI WILLIAMSHow one man’s superhero mission has brightened thousands of lives in all 50 states -
• Video 2:13How these CNN Heroes connected in Miami and walked away reignited 2:13
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'Hero of the Year' Updates
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• Video 2:11Video 2024: Stephen Knight 2:11 -
Video 2023: Dr. Kwane Stewart 5:25
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2022: Nelly Cheboi
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2021: Shirley Raines
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2019: Freweini Mebrahtu
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2018: Ricardo Pun-Chong
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2017: Amy Wright
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2016: Jeison Aristizábal
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2013: Chad Pregracke
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2012: Pushpa Basnet
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2011: Robin Lim
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2009: Efren Peñaflorida
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2008: Liz McCartney
