William Thomas II

Dream chaser. Cincinnati lover. World traveler. Co-founder of MORTAR Cincinnati.

[William Thomas II @WilliamThomasII]

Beautiful - congrats y’all.

[Candice Matthews Brackeen @candicecincy]

"Lightship has closed on $22 million for Lightship Capital Fund I, exceeding the original target of the fund. The firm has lined up an additional $23 million in commitments and is planning a second fund."

Thank you for the support @secondmuse @WSJVC https://t.co/H0iQfd0c6k

[Businessweek @BW]

NEW: LeBron James is building a new media company that aims to give a voice to Black creators and consumers who’ve been pandered to, ignored, or underserved https://t.co/Eis5YVi6dd

[William Thomas II @WilliamThomasII]

Let’s have a day. 🙂

[LeBron James @KingJames]

To my brothers and sisters in sports and arts. We have incredible influence in our community. We need to use this moment to demand change. I gotta be honest…I struggle with what to demand because so damn much needs to change. But I’m starting with our right to vote.

[MORTAR HQ 🧱 Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems @weareMORTAR]

Happy #Juneteenth, Dreamers and Doers. We are committed to continuing this work to bring equity to our community of black and minority entrepreneurs. The Iron Chest fund is a huge part of that. We appreciate your support. #WeAreMORTAR #Cincinnati

[HD ♥️ @bigbruhthatsme]

We celebrating Juneteenth all weekend.

[🎭 @facelessdon]

A conversation ain’t that common anymore. People would rather vilify you as they bid for status on this here internet.

[🎭 @facelessdon]

Y’all listening???

[Colleen Reynolds @CReynolds__]

Democracy in the time of COVID-19

[MORTAR HQ 🧱 Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems @weareMORTAR]

“I don’t think progress is enough. I don’t think incremental change is enough. It’s time for real equity.”

Co-Founder @WilliamThomasII gives a passionate plea to #Cincinnati City Council during the public budget hearing. #WeAreMORTAR

[The Cincy Experience @CincyExperience]

.@weareMORTAR is making sure that everyone has access to the tools they need to launch and run a business! Want to support what Mortar is doing? Check our the program's graduating businesses or donate to help widen its reach! #CincyExperience #weareMORTAR 🙌

[City of Cincinnati @CityOfCincy]

REMINDER: The 1st of 3 public budget hearings is tonight at Duke Energy Convention Center. The event begins at 6. Doors open at 5.

The event is open to the public but there is a room capacity. You can also watch and submit questions online.

MORE INFO: https://t.co/kvui3398a0

[Kyla Woods @KylaWoodsTV]

Protect your peace.

[Untold Content @untoldcontent]

We talk to @DerrickBraziel, co-founder of @weareMORTAR, to learn about how to make innovation #accessible to all: https://t.co/6y2ugfEJt1

[William Thomas II @WilliamThomasII]

How about instead of a “more” racially inclusive city... we simply build a “racially inclusive city”

Progress ain’t enough.

[Sharon Coolidge @SharonCoolidge]

Mayor: "There was a ime to stay at home and take shelter. But now is the time to come back out, smartly wearing masks, and be more careful. It's time to build a more reacially inclusive city."

[Charles M. Blow @CharlesMBlow]

Anti-racism is so hip right now. Yay! But, don’t let it be a fad; make it forever.

[mad mitch @maddiemitch_]

This list has been updated. If you know of other protests scheduled for this week or this coming weekend, let me know. https://t.co/stPOTB77xn via @enquirer

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

I don't ever want to hear "Black people will wait in line for Nikes but won't wait in line to vote" ever again. It's a racist trope. It wasn't true then, it isn't true now.

[William Thomas II @WilliamThomasII]

🙃🙃🙃

[City of Cincinnati @CityOfCincy]

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: There will be two chances next week to weigh in on the budget for the next fiscal year - Tuesday, June 16 and Thursday, June 18 at the Duke Energy Convention Center.

Specific details on how you can participate will follow later this week.

[Meg Vogel @MegVogelphoto]

Thousands gathered today in Cincinnati to protest racial injustices and police brutality.

This is the largest protest I have photographed in my 5 years at @Enquirer. The crowd went on for blocks and blocks.

📷: https://t.co/VAY64lRp4w