Today, a new champion has emerged from the hallowed ground of Lowndes County: Catherine Coleman Flowers. At 66, Flowers presents a gentle demeanor that belies her formidable influence as an ...

BORN IN A CAR in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1958, carrying DNA from France, Nigeria, Nova Scotia and Thailand, Catherine Coleman Flowers entered the world at the swell of the civil rights movement.

T oday, TIME reveals the 2025 TIME Earth Awards list, recognizing individuals influencing the future of the planet through their work on climate justice, leadership, awareness, and activism.

The 2025 TIME Earth Awards includes founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice Catherine Coleman Flowers, entrepreneur, philanthropist and the 108th Mayor of New York ...