Never Said A Word

NEVER SAID A WORD IS A DEEPLY PERSONAL MEMOIR THAT LENDS A POWERFUL VOICE TO THE SILENT STRUGGLES OF MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. Set against the backdrop of desegregation-era Newport News, Virginia, Fonda Woodard recounts a childhood shaped by abandonment, colorism, and abuse-memories she has only found the strength to share after turning 60. From birth, Woodard's early life was defined by distance-left by both biological parents, raised by grandparents she believed were not her own, and later reunited w