Frederick Douglass: Agitator • • Our newest exhibit about Frederick Douglass opens TOMORROW, JUNE 22. Come say hi and find the inspiration for agitation. #AWMFrederickDouglass #AgitateAgitateAgitate

Finding the strength within is crucial, whether you're missing a leg like this boy or your family like too many other boys and girls. Yell at injustice, fight back, make noise. • • #CaptioningStories #ArtShay #FamiliesBelongTogether

"You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man." -Frederick Douglass • • In one week, our new exhibit "Frederick Douglass: Agitator" opens. Come see for yourself and remember to agitate, always agitate. #AWMFrederickDouglass #Agitate

Extraterrestrial life confirmed. They're out there... • • #CaptioningStories from our exhibit honoring the work of photography legend Art Shay. Visit us today and write your own captions! • • #CaptioningStories #ArtShay #aliensarereal #wearenotalone

"I'm never drinking again." –says everyone who drinks, but then Friday rolls around... • • #CaptioningStories from our exhibit honoring longtime Chicago photojournalist Art Shay. Visit us this weekend to write and share your own caption! • • #CaptioningStories #ArtShay #fridaymood #fridayfeels #isithappyhouryet

Happy birthday to Gwendolyn Brooks, Prince AND Nikki Giovanni! There definitely IS something about this day...it's magic. Read the rest of "No Complaints" on @poetryfoundation's website. • • #HappyBirthday #GwendolynBrooks #Prince #NikkiGiovanni

So true, love always wins. #CaptioningStories • • Check out our Capturing Stories exhibit honoring the work of the late, legendary Art Shay and write your own captions to one of his many iconic photos. Use the hashtag #CaptioningStories to see what other visitors have shared! @artshayarchive • • #CaptioningStories #LoveWins #ArtShay

May was fun for us. We unveiled a sweet new logo, celebrated our first birthday AND read a whole bunch of books. Visit the reading recommendations page on our website for a full list of the books and writers. • • #AndreAciman #ElaineCastillo #Dessa #ChrisGardner #WilliamGibson #ClarissaGoenawan #AliceHoffman #GeorgiaHunter #NKJemisin #TaylorJenkinsReid #TayariJones #MiraTLee #UrsulaKLeGuin #MadeleineLEngle #NormanMailer #AnneMcCaffrey #ZoraNealeHurston #BrigidPasulka #MunshiPremchand #UncaElizaWinkfield

"To the States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist much, obey little, Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved, Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this earth, ever afterward resumes its liberty." -Walt Whitman, "To The States" Happy birthday Walt Whitman! One of America's great poets and original hipsters, (look at that outfit!) he rocked a beard before it was cool and wrote words that still resonate today. May we all honor his enduring legacy and contribute our own verse to the powerful play that goes on. • • #WaltWhitman #HappyBirthdayWaltWhitman #WriterBirthday #LeavesofGrass #thatbeardthough

Congratulations to @yndinafranko, winner of our #AWMTurns1 prize package. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make our first year so special. Now on to chapter two! • • #AWMTurns1 #FirstAnniversary #OntotheNextOne