About the Founder
Sydney Bambardekar
Sydney Bambardekar is a recent graduate from Barnard College of Columbia University who majored in Neuroscience and Behavior, Africana Studies, and Science and Public Policy. She has always been passionate about mental health and wellness, social justice, and policy advocacy for the underserved Black community. Growing up in a predominantly white world that failed to address specific mental health issues related to Black folks, especially Black women, she was determined to bridge the gap between the evergrowing presence of mental illness in the Black community and the lack of access to adequate resources and support. She founded the Bodacious Black Girl platform to create a safe and accessible space for discussing the intersection of mental health and Blackness. With BBG, she hopes to cultivate an online and in-person atmosphere fostered by mental health and wellness, allowing young Black individuals the space to voice their experiences and continue advocating for increased access to mental health resources. She also hopes that BBG will be a stepping stone for Black women to feel seen and supported despite mental health struggles being stigmatized.