Read the Award-Winning Essay About Wauwatosa’s Pioneering Black Homeowner

Zeddie Q. Hyler fought discrimination, intimidation and racial covenants to build “The Ponderosa” in 1955 – with some key allies. BY Milwaukee Magazine Staff EDITOR’S NOTE: Local writer Lora Hyler won […]

Her Black uncle faced racism after trying to build a home in Wauwatosa in the 1950s. She wrote an award-winning essay about his struggle.

Evan Casey Milwaukee Journal Sentinel As a child, Lora Hyler heard stories about her uncle while growing up in the 1970s. Now, as an adult, she’s telling his story herself. […]

Do Not Succumb to Fear

As an artist, I discovered the turmoil of a global pandemic presents a choice: succumb to despair or get busy living and creating. I chose not to wallow in fear, […]