Members of the Badass community vote for the 1st Badass Minnesotans of the Year awards, to be recognized at the April 13 Minnesota Women’s Press and Changemakers Alliance event, “39 Years of Voice & Vision.”
We define a Badass as bringing attention to how communities, systems, and institutions can change long-entrenched habits and mindsets so that fellow Minnesotans can live richer, healthier, and more productive lives, now and in the future. You might also vote for a Badass for making her corner of the state simply more aware and connected.
If you are not a Badass member, but would like to be part of the voting membership, become a member here.
Individual Awards
Sue Abderholden
NAMI Director: Five Top Issues in Minnesota’s Mental Health System
Lola Adebara
A Place for the Holidays After Foster Care
Trinity Hanif
The Fight for Free Menstrual Products at School
Tami Kromenaker, Red River Women’s Clinic
One Year After Dobbs: Minnesota Abortion Providers Speak
Ellie Krug
Learning How to Open Vulnerability and Compassion
Kelly McCarthy
My View as a Police Chief: A Conversation with Kelly McCarthy
Veronica Mendez Moore
Mary Moriarty
Talking to Mary Moriarty About Juvenile Justice Reform
Rinal Ray
Solving Issues With the Unhoused: A Conversation With Rinal Ray
Rose Roach
Why Do We Let Our Bosses Control Our Health Care?
Jessica Rohloff
A Movement Rooted in Rural and Working-Class Values
Alma Silver
Reimagining “Self-Advocacy” as a Disabled Woman
Kristen Tillotson
Nancy Valentine
The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America
Organizational Awards
Truth Project
Restoring (Some of) Turtle Island
Linking Leaders
When Cultures Combine: The LinkingLeaders Partnership
Our Justice
One Year After Dobbs: Minnesota Abortion Providers Speak
Alternatives to Violence Project
Breaking the Cycles that Lead to Violence
Violence Free Minnesota
Why the Legal System Is Not the Answer for Many Survivors: A Conversation With Nikki Engel
Global Rights for Women
Global Rights for Women Announces a Report on Minneapolis Police Response to Domestic Violence
For 2025 coverage, Minnesota Women’s Press earned a community leadership award, three photography awards, and four editorial awards, including for coverage of social issues and for our Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section supported by Unidos MN. Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota for gender-based violence coverage.
