See Jane Salon – Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made NYC

Hosted by 72andSunny

February 20, 2019

Black History Month Celebration
Shining A Spotlight on Women in Literature and Hollywood

Our 20th anniversary celebration of Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made, by New York Times best-selling authors, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant at 72andSunny in Brooklyn. The event featured stage readings by actors from the award-winning and beloved DeBerry and Grant novels followed by a panel discussion.

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A multi-generational diverse group of people pose smiling

Madeline Di Nonno (CEO, Geena Davis Institute), Roseann Chery (Actor), Virginia DeBerry (Author), Magaly Colimon (Actor), Harry Lennix (Actor), Lisa Nicole Wilkerson (Actor), Marti Worrell (L.A.I. Communications), Mary Ellen Holden (New York Council Lead, Geena Davis Institute), Donna Grant (Author), Yolonda Brinkley (Founder, Diversity in Cannes) and Dr. Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren (Managing Director, L.A.I. Communications, Producer)

A woman, Madeline Di Nonno stands on stage while speaking into a microphone

Madeline Di Nonno, GDIGM CEO

Two women, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant stand on stage while speaking into a microphone

Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant

Three women, Roseanne Chery, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and Magaly Colimon stand at music stands reading out loud to the audience

Actors – Roseanne Chery, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and Magaly Colimon

A group of people, Madeline Di Nonno, Yolonda Brinkley, Harry Lennix, Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant and Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren sit in chairs on stage

Panelists: Madeline Di Nonno, Yolonda Brinkley, Harry Lennix, Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant and Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren, PhD

A large audience sits and listens to the speakers seated on stage

Salon audience