As the news of the 71st annual Emmy nominations broke yesterday, DuVernay announced that The Exonerated Five, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise, whose convictions were overturned in 2002, will all be attending the awards ceremony in September.

“Just off the phone with Korey Wise. I told him to get his tux ready. He said: “You did that, Queen. You told the story. You did what you came to do. They had to see it. They listened.” #WhenTheySeeUs,” she tweeted, later adding, “They’re getting their tuxedos ready. Harlem will definitely be in Hollywood on Emmy night.”

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will air live on 22 September.

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When They See Us: The Exonerated Five will attend the 2019 Emmy Awards with Ava DuVernay