Attorney General Tong Takes Groundbreaking Action Against Slumlord
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Attorney General William Tong announced that his office had opened an investigation into Emmanuel Ku, former owner of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA). In 2018, resident leaders organized by the Christian Activities Council (now the Center for Leadership and Justice) forced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]
State Investigating Former Hartford Landlord
Officials say from 2011 to 2018, Ku operated 26 buildings in Hartford’s North End, including the troubled Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments. https://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/State-Investigating-Former-Hartford-Landlord-–-NBC-Connecticut_2_2.mp4Attorney General William Tong says he will investigate a former Hartford landlord whose properties had multiple city and federal violations The state has launched an investigation into a former Hartford landlord accused of neglecting […]
State Launches Trade Practices Investigation Into Former Hartford Landlord
State officials are pursuing a new way to hold accountable landlords who endanger residents with unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, starting with the former owner of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments in the North End of Hartford. Attorney General William Tong announced Wednesday that the state has launched a civil investigation into Emmanuel Ku of […]
No More Slumlords Campaign Wins New Housing Code in Hartford
After more than 40 years, the City of Hartford passed new housing code that will, if properly implemented, make it harder for slumlords to do business in the city! Mayor Luke Bronin made the special announcement just minutes after it passed at the founding of GHIAA. The new housing code will require, among other changes, […]
Separated by Design: Why affordable housing is built in areas with high crime, few jobs and struggling schools
This article was produced through a partnership between ProPublica and the Connecticut Mirror, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Hartford — The moon pulls 6-year-old Romeo Lugo to the window at night. The autistic child loves to gaze up at it, howling like a werewolf as it rises like a luminous pearl over the […]
Freedom School 2018
In 1964, a recent Yale law graduate by the name of Marian Wright Edelman moved to Mississippi at the start of the Freedom Summer Project. College students from around the country came to work
Faith Based Organizing 2018
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Freedom School 2018
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Community Organizing in 2018
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City of Hartford looking to re-vamp housing code
HARTFORD—The city is looking to re-vamp its housing code and this comes after what many residents say are calling an invasion of slum lords. No more slum lordS …https://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lawsuit-HUD-perpetuated-racial-segregation-in-Hartford-area-fox61.com-1.mp4 HARTFORD—The city is looking to re-vamp its housing code and this comes after what many residents say are calling an invasion of slum lords. No more […]