TULSA, Okla. — Princetta Newman told 2 News her uncle's funeral home was destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Newman said the destruction took away more than a family business.
"It makes me feel very sad that people do not respect each other's suffering," said Newman.
She said she wants more than just money.
"Being just, and that's not a just act that they've done to deny the money but being just in everyday life, everyday opportunities," said Newman.
One bill at the state capitol makes changes to the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust. The trust provides scholarships to those with relatives who survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The Justice for Greenwood Foundation is calling out some of the bill's fine print.
To qualify, applicants must:
- Go to a school where 75% of students get free or reduced lunches
- Give descendants priority consideration
- Their family cannot make more than $70,000 a year
Newman doesn't like the restrictions.
"It's a matter of people to have justice. There's just no other word for it," Newman said.
The Justice for Greenwood Foundation said it has less than two weeks to convince lawmakers to make changes. Newman is happy someone is fighting for the descendants.
"First of all I'm very proud of them I'm very proud whoever is pushing for justice whoever is pushing for knowledge see a lot of the descendants don't have the knowledge they don't have the education" Newman said.
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