Wisconsin, where Robinson lived and died, has yet to pass a bill of this kind — though Rep. Shelia Stubbs has pledged to push for changes inspired by Robinson’s story.
A Mother’s Mission: Sade’s Legacy Lives On
Sade’s mother, Sheena Scarbrough, has become an outspoken advocate for missing person’s reform. She founded Sade’s Voice Foundation; a nonprofit aimed at protecting vulnerable young people and helping families of the missing and murdered.
“It is her voice, her legacy to honor and carry what she was about,” Scarbrough said.
Standing beside her younger daughter, Scarbrough accepted Sade’s posthumous degree in criminal justice from Milwaukee Area Technical College. “She had such a light,” Scarbrough told The Independent. “And even now, I believe that light’s still working.”
Scarbrough’s grief-fueled advocacy has also spotlighted data showing that Black women in Wisconsin are 20 times more likely to be murdered than white women, according to a 2024 Columbia University report.
As community leaders and lawmakers rally for reform, Sade Robinson’s name has become a powerful symbol in the fight to improve how America responds to missing and murdered Black women.
