Last night, Ava DuVernay's Netflix documentary 13th came out on top at the 69th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The mass incarceration film was nominated for eight awards and won half of them— Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Writing for Nonfiction Programs, Outstanding Motion Design, and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “The Letter to the Free” by Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins.

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During her emotional acceptance speech on stage at L.A.'s Microsoft Theater, DuVernay touched on the political climate and urged the media to use their platforms to bring attention to important issues like criminal justice and prison reform. “When all kinds of people are feeling aggressively demoralized and devalued, people of justice and dignity need to stand up and make our voices heard,” she said. “Our voices are stronger than those that try to silence us.”

Common shared his excitement over winning his first-ever Emmy Award in a series of posts on Instagram. He and DuVernay previously worked together in the 2014 Academy Award-winning film Selma.