Fire and Silence
A Roadmap for BIPOC Leaders
Published on 24. February 2026
248 pages
978-1-4597-5677-9 (ISBN)
Description
- Following her two bestselling memoirs unpacking issues around race and inclusion in her own experience, the Author has a focused manual for Black, Brown, and Indigenous leaders cultivating their career in a white-dominated institutions
- Practical advice offers racialized leaders of all career levels how to embody authority and authenticity in the context of the workplace
- Speaks to both men and women, unlike comparative titles: Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In and Elizabeth Leiba's I'm Not Yelling: A Black Women's Guide to Navigating the Workplace
- Author is the co-founder of Anima Leadership, a leading organizational change consulting company specializing in issues of diversity and inclusion, and will host BIPOC Leader Lab coaching sessions aligned with the book's content
- Author is the host of the podcast series Soundwaves of Belonging, featuring intimate and irreverent conversations with fellow bridge-builders, and the director of two award-winning documentaries Buy-Bye World: The Battle of Seattle and Bread, and author of the critically acclaimed memoirs Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation and Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World
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04/2026
Dundurn Press
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Annahid Dashtgard is the CEO of Anima Leadership, an award winning company revolutionizing how equity and racial justice work is advanced in organizations in a compassion-driven way that avoids the traps of shame and blame. She is the author of Breaking the Ocean and Bones of Belonging. She lives in Toronto.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- I. Survive: Facing Workplace Racism
- 1. Identify Racist Patterns
- 2. Overcome Imposter Syndrome
- 3. Challenge Whiteness Norms
- 4. Find Your People
- 5. Resist Victimhood
- II. Impact: Making Your Mark
- 6. Uncover Your Purpose
- 7. Choose the Right Role
- 8. Speak to Influence
- 9. Set Good Boundaries
- 10. Pick Your Battles
- III. Heal: Reclaiming Wholeness
- 11. Manage Your Triggers
- 12. Reckon with Trauma
- 13. Befriend the Body
- 14. Rest Is Revolution
- 15. Navigate the Backlash
- IV. Thrive: Changing the Game
- 16. Use Power Well
- 17. Create Psychological Safety
- 18. Joy as Resource
- 19. Cultivate Forgiveness
- 20. Have Some Faith
- Last Words
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover
