Jafari Joseph

Silicon Valley’s Most Creative MBA

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#JacobLawrence - Brownstones “I would definitely say that I think any experience that evolves because of your ethnic background, and especially pertaining to the Negro it’s been such a special kind of experience, I think it definitely ha
#JacobLawrence - Brownstones “I would definitely say that I think any experience that evolves because of your ethnic background, and especially pertaining to the Negro it’s been such a special kind of experience, I think it definitely has added a different kind of dimension than, say, another artist would have.” — Jacob Lawrence Did you know that Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000), a painter and social realist, documented the African American experience in several series devoted to Toussaint L’Ouverture, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, life in Harlem, and the civil rights movement? *** Want more? QuotesAndBlackArt.com No. 14. “Brownstones” | Week 5 🎨 - #JacobLawrence 🖋️ - @angiethomas 🎵 - @curtislmayfield . . . 🙏🏿 #AngieThomas #TheHateUGive #JacobLawrence #Brownstones #CurtisMayfield #MoveOnUp #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
credit: #ZZPacker Think 🤔 — Citation. ZZ Packer Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Riverhead Books, 2003 ISBN: 978-1-57322-262-4 (hc) p. 36 . . . 🙏🏿 #ZZPacker #DrinkingCoffeeElsewhere #JamesBrown #Think #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
credit: #ZZPacker Think 🤔 — Citation. ZZ Packer Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Riverhead Books, 2003 ISBN: 978-1-57322-262-4 (hc) p. 36 . . . 🙏🏿 #ZZPacker #DrinkingCoffeeElsewhere #JamesBrown #Think #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
#JosephDelaney - Woman in Yellow Dress “In the fine arts field, the mountain is not coming to Mohammed . . . many a Black Daniel Boone is clearing rugged terrain and thick swamps and jagged cliff-sides with palette and brush.” — J
#JosephDelaney - Woman in Yellow Dress “In the fine arts field, the mountain is not coming to Mohammed . . . many a Black Daniel Boone is clearing rugged terrain and thick swamps and jagged cliff-sides with palette and brush.” — Joseph Delaney Did you know that Joseph Delaney (1904 – 1991), the younger brother of Beauford Delaney, was an artist who was part of the New York art scene at the time of the Harlem Renaissance, but unlike his brother (who moved to Paris), Joseph remained in America, studying under Thomas Hart Benton at The Art Students League? *** Want more? QuotesAndBlackArt.com No. 13. “Woman in Yellow Dress” | Week 5 🎨 - #JosephDelaney 🖋️ - @angiethomas 🎵 - #DAngelo . . . 🙏🏿 #AngieThomas #TheHateUGive #JosephDelaney #WomanInYellowDress #DAngelo #BetrayMyHeart #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
credit: #AnnPetry Skin Tight — Citation. Ann Petry The Street Houghton Mifflin Company (orig. pub. 1946) ISBN: 978-0-395-90149-6 (pbk) p. 186 . . . 🙏🏿 #AnnPetry #TheStreet #OhioPlayers #SkinTight #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
credit: #AnnPetry Skin Tight — Citation. Ann Petry The Street Houghton Mifflin Company (orig. pub. 1946) ISBN: 978-0-395-90149-6 (pbk) p. 186 . . . 🙏🏿 #AnnPetry #TheStreet #OhioPlayers #SkinTight #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
@moesart10 - Kuba From The Congo “People should think about how art makes them feel, and buy based on that.” — Maurice Evans Did you know that Maurice Evans resides in Atlanta, Georgia, is never far from a sketch pad, and lives b
@moesart10 - Kuba From The Congo “People should think about how art makes them feel, and buy based on that.” — Maurice Evans Did you know that Maurice Evans resides in Atlanta, Georgia, is never far from a sketch pad, and lives by the premise, “Create art for art’s sake”—inspiring viewers and artists alike to pursue their artistic and creative passion?” *** Want more? Subscribe to my newsletter: MySTEMGrewPetals.com (Link in bio) —> and discover the many Black artists who make history. No. 189. “Kuba From The Congo” | Week 63 🎨 - @moesart10 🖋️ - #AlexHaley 🎵 - #JohannSebastianBach . . . 🙏🏿 #AlexHaley #Roots #MauriceEvans #KubaFromTheCongo #Bach #ToccataAndFugueInDMinor #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
credit: #EdwardPJones Baby Got Back — Citation. Edward P. Jones The Known World Amistad (orig. pub. 2003) ISBN: 978-0-06-055754-6 (hc) p. 4 . . . 🙏🏿 #EdwardPJones #TheKnownWorld #SirMixALot #BabyGotBack #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlac
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@kadirnelson - Black Gothic “My uncle Mike, he essentially identified my gift at a very young age and encouraged my parents to support it. So my uncle gave me a lot of art instruction. My mother and my father, they gave me a lot of art materia
@kadirnelson - Black Gothic “My uncle Mike, he essentially identified my gift at a very young age and encouraged my parents to support it. So my uncle gave me a lot of art instruction. My mother and my father, they gave me a lot of art materials to work with. When I got to high school, I was kind of further ahead than a lot of kids, because I had that instruction at a very early age, and I think that really helped propel me forward into the world of art.” — Kadir Nelson Did you know that Kadir Nelson (b. 1974) is an American artist who created the cover artwork for Drake’s, “Nothing Was The Same” album? *** Want more? Subscribe to my newsletter: MySTEMGrewPetals.com (Link in bio) —> and discover the many Black artists who make history. No. 188. “Black Gothic” | Week 63 🎨 - @basil.sculpture 🖋️ - #AlexHaley 🎵 - @champagnepapi . . . 🙏🏿 #AlexHaley #Roots #KadirNelson #BlackGothic #Drake #HoldOnWereGoingHome #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
credit: #OctaviaButler Six Tray (RIP - P.E.A.C.E.) — Citation. Octavia E. Butler Patternmaster Hachette Books (orig. pub. 1976) ISBN: 978-1-5387-5146-6 (pbk) p. 76-77 . . . 🙏🏿 #OctaviaButler #Patternmaster #FreestyleFellowship #SixTray #B
credit: #OctaviaButler Six Tray (RIP - P.E.A.C.E.) — Citation. Octavia E. Butler Patternmaster Hachette Books (orig. pub. 1976) ISBN: 978-1-5387-5146-6 (pbk) p. 76-77 . . . 🙏🏿 #OctaviaButler #Patternmaster #FreestyleFellowship #SixTray #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
@basil.sculpture - Circle of knowledge “I am inspired by the heroic in mankind, and am moved to express the vitality, beauty, grace and strength of the human figure in its varied shapes, sizes, abilities and functions. The spirit that motivate
@basil.sculpture - Circle of knowledge “I am inspired by the heroic in mankind, and am moved to express the vitality, beauty, grace and strength of the human figure in its varied shapes, sizes, abilities and functions. The spirit that motivates it is limitless in its grandeur.” — Basil Watson Did you know that for more than 45 years, Kingston-born Jamaican artist, Basil Barrington Watson (son of painter Barrington Watson) has established himself as one of Jamaica’s leading sculptors? *** Want more? Subscribe to my newsletter: MySTEMGrewPetals.com (Link in bio) —> and discover the many Black artists who make history. No. 187. “Circle of knowledge” | Week 63 🎨 - @basil.sculpture 🖋️ - #AlexHaley 🎵 - @niecyofficial . . . 🙏🏿 #AlexHaley #Roots #BasilWatson #CircleOfKnowledge #DenieceWilliams #Free #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt
#JacobLawrence - Brownstones “I would definitely say that I think any experience that evolves because of your ethnic background, and especially pertaining to the Negro it’s been such a special kind of experience, I think it definitely ha credit: #ZZPacker Think 🤔 — Citation. ZZ Packer Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Riverhead Books, 2003 ISBN: 978-1-57322-262-4 (hc) p. 36 . . . 🙏🏿 #ZZPacker #DrinkingCoffeeElsewhere #JamesBrown #Think #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt #JosephDelaney - Woman in Yellow Dress “In the fine arts field, the mountain is not coming to Mohammed . . . many a Black Daniel Boone is clearing rugged terrain and thick swamps and jagged cliff-sides with palette and brush.” — J credit: #AnnPetry Skin Tight — Citation. Ann Petry The Street Houghton Mifflin Company (orig. pub. 1946) ISBN: 978-0-395-90149-6 (pbk) p. 186 . . . 🙏🏿 #AnnPetry #TheStreet #OhioPlayers #SkinTight #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlackArt @moesart10 - Kuba From The Congo “People should think about how art makes them feel, and buy based on that.” — Maurice Evans Did you know that Maurice Evans resides in Atlanta, Georgia, is never far from a sketch pad, and lives b credit: #EdwardPJones Baby Got Back — Citation. Edward P. Jones The Known World Amistad (orig. pub. 2003) ISBN: 978-0-06-055754-6 (hc) p. 4 . . . 🙏🏿 #EdwardPJones #TheKnownWorld #SirMixALot #BabyGotBack #BlackHistoryQuotes #QuotesAndBlac @kadirnelson - Black Gothic “My uncle Mike, he essentially identified my gift at a very young age and encouraged my parents to support it. So my uncle gave me a lot of art instruction. My mother and my father, they gave me a lot of art materia credit: #OctaviaButler Six Tray (RIP - P.E.A.C.E.) — Citation. Octavia E. Butler Patternmaster Hachette Books (orig. pub. 1976) ISBN: 978-1-5387-5146-6 (pbk) p. 76-77 . . . 🙏🏿 #OctaviaButler #Patternmaster #FreestyleFellowship #SixTray #B @basil.sculpture - Circle of knowledge “I am inspired by the heroic in mankind, and am moved to express the vitality, beauty, grace and strength of the human figure in its varied shapes, sizes, abilities and functions. The spirit that motivate
 
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The Valley of Heart's Delight

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Born and raised in Silicon Valley (aka The Valley of Heart's Delight), Jafari Joseph grew up in San José, and completed a BS in Economics (2001) and a MBA from Santa Clara University (2006).

Jafari taught himself how to “write code that sings” while working 20+ years in Higher Ed tech.

But fiction was his first love.

Love for his hometown (San José) birthed a small book—a novella—The Valley of Heart's Delight (2023).

“A coming-of-age story of a Black creative and his search for belonging besides his comically capable and loving family hard at work in sunny Northern California.”

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