The 2025 Trailblazer
Hall Of Fame Awards
Honoring the Power of Her: Strength, Resilience & Brilliance
The Power of HER:
An Unforgettable Celebration of Black Women Breaking Barriers
The Trailblazer Awards is the only awards ceremony exclusively honoring Black women who are breaking barriers and making history across California. From justice and education to entertainment, innovation, and advocacy, the Trailblazer Awards recognizes the leaders, visionaries, and changemakers shaping our future.
The Trailblazer Awards was created to give Black women their flowers now—not later. In a state as powerful and diverse as California, it’s essential to uplift the women whose leadership, creativity, and courage continue to transform communities, industries, and policies.
We don’t just celebrate titles—we celebrate impact.
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Honoree List
President's Award
Chairperson's Award
LAURA RICHARDSON
Legacy Trailblazer Award
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2025 CA Black Women's Trailblazer Hall of Fame Award
LOS ANGELES
Tige Charity
Founder and CEO
Kids in the Spotlight
Tiffany Massey
Executive Director
Getty House Foundation
Kikanza Nuri Robins
Counselor
Kikanza Nuri Robins Consulting
Diane Robertson, Esq.
Board Chair
Leimert Park Jazz Festival
Brittany Walker
Chief Executive Officer
Butterfly’s Haven
Veronica Gunn
President
AFSCME District Council 36
STATEWIDE
Lyndsey C. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
First Star
Adimika Meadows Arthur
Founder, CEO & Executive Director
Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
Dana Sherrod
Executive Director
California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
Tinisch Hollins
Executive Director
Californians for Safety and Justice
Orange County
Ernesta Banks Wright
Executive Director
The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation
Inland Empire
Shaunelle Curry
Founder and CEO
Media Done Responsibly
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Hon. Dr. Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers
Member
San Bernardino County Board of Education
San Diego
Dee Sanford
Owner
Dee Sandford International
CENTRAL VALLEY
Shantay R. Davies-Balch, MBA, CLE, Doula
President and CEO
Black Wellness and Prosperity Center
Far North
Dr. Arrickia McDaniel
Founder/CEO Clinical Director
Strive Community Health Institute
Bay Area
Hon. Courtney Welch
Mayor
City of Emeryville, CA
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Hon. Cassandra James
Solano County Supervisor
Solano-Napa Black Women Organized for Political Action - Solano County
Hon. Dr. Tonia Lediju
Vallejo City Councilmember
Solano-Napa Black Women Organized for Political Action/Vallejo City Council