Milwaukee County supervisors withdraw Sade Robinson memorial

Memorial for Sade Robinson, Milwaukee woman killed on date, halted over racist emails
A memorial for Sade Robinson, a 19-year-old woman killed and dismembered after going on a date with the man charged in her murder, was nixed after a Milwaukee County supervisor said he received a "flurry of racist emails.
Milwaukee County supervisors withdraw Sade Robinson memorial after a 'flurry of racist emails'
"People should be thoroughly ashamed of the way that Ms. Robinson has been treated for wanting this," Martinez said at a meeting of the committee. "I just want to say shame on people for treating a grieving mother this way and making it a race thing and treating her as subhuman when it’s absolutely unnecessary and absolutely unethical and it shows the most disgusting and detestable parts of our society.
Milwaukee County receives backlash after agreeing to sponsor a memorial for a murdered Black woman
Sade Carleena Robinson was murdered and left dismembered following a first date with Maxwell Anderson in April 2024.
‘Flurry of Racist Emails’ Prompts County Board to Cancel Plans for Sade Robinson Memorial
The elected board of supervisors in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has caved to a flurry of “despicable” racist emails and cancelled a proposal to build a memorial to a 19-year-old Black woman who was killed and dismembered last year,
Community fundraising efforts ramp up for Sade Robinson memorial
Last week, a county committee walked back its proposal to use taxpayer dollars to pay for a memorial after a "flurry of racist emails."
Sade Robinson memorial vote delayed after 'flurry of racist emails'
Maxwell Anderson, the man police say Sade went on a first date with, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson. He's being held in the Milwaukee County jail on a $5 million cash bond. Anderson is scheduled to go on trial in May.
The Very Racist, Very Infuriating Reason a Memorial For a Dismembered Milwaukee Black Woman is Being Delayed
A proposal that would allocate $7,000 for a Milwaukee memorial for Sade Robinson, the 19-year-old Black woman who was slain last April, has been withdrawn. During a recent Milwaukee County Committee on Parks and Culture meeting, Robinson’s family told County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez that they would pay for the memorial themselves.
County no longer seeking to pay for Sade Robinson memorial after her family asks for the proposal to be denied
During the Milwaukee County Committee on Parks and Culture meeting, the committee voted to end a proposal that would allocate $7,000 for a memorial for Sade Robinson.
Carnevor, Third Street Market Hall owner raising money for Sade Robinson memorial
After racist emails delayed a vote of a memorial for Sade Robinson, Carnevor Steakhouse and 3rd Street Market Hall owner Omar Shaikh have committed to raising the money needed for the memorial.
County Not Paying For Black Teen's Memorial After Receiving Racist Emails
A proposal to pay for the memorial in Milwaukee for Sade Robinson, a 19-year-old Black woman who was killed last year, has been withdrawn.
Wisconsin parks committee cancels funding for murder victim's memorial
A Milwaukee County committee has canceled funding for a memorial honoring murder victim Sade Robinson after members received ...
fox6now27d
Sade Robinson memorial at Warnimont Park up for consideration
The Milwaukee County board is considering a memorial to honor Sade Robinson. A proposal calls for a $7,000 memorial at Warnimont Park, where Robinson's leg was found last year. Maxwell Anderson ...
Atlanta Blackstar6d
‘Pretty Despicable’: Memorial Project Honoring Black Woman Killed and Dismembered In Wisconsin Sparks Racist Backlash
A vote to decide whether a memorial should be built at a Milwaukee park where the dismembered remains of Sade Robinson were found last year has been ...