Divya Karthikeyan
Race & Equity ReporterDivya Karthikeyan covers Race & Equity for LPM.
Previously, she served as the Capitol Reporter for Kentucky Public Radio, a collaborative of stations including LPM, WEKU, WKYU and WKMS.
Originally from Chennai, India, she’s reported for national and international outlets on politics, climate change, gender and caste inequality in India. She started out in the U.S. as a graduate student at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and interned at The New Republic and Gotham Gazette.
Email Divya at dkarthikeyan@lpm.org.
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A Louisville restaurateur wasn’t aware he needed a change of occupancy permit to run a temporary emergency shelter for the unhoused. But the information and process for getting one isn’t straightforward. -
A coalition of Louisville faith leaders and community advocates want local government and law enforcement officials to affirm that the city is “safe and welcoming” to all immigrants in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed deportation policies. -
This winter, Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral will host Room in The Inn, a program to temporarily house women and children experiencing homelessness in Louisville. -
Hundreds of Dosker Manor residents owe unpaid rent. That creates a barrier to getting relocation assistance, and the debt could follow them for years. -
This Black Friday, the spirit of sharing will live at the 14th annual free coat exchange in Louisville and Southern Indiana. -
At an event earlier this month, University of Louisville professor Ricky Jones read out the names of 13 Kentucky legislators, deeming them “white supremacists” for their rebuke of a Louisville equity officer and for supporting anti diversity equity and inclusion legislation in Kentucky. -
Louisville Metro plans to clean and transform several alleyways in the Shawnee neighborhood into green spaces with a new grant-funded initiative. -
Louisville Metro’s new pilot program aims to help more people experiencing homelessness get housed. Officials say it would engage more landlords and increase affordable housing supply. -
Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor’s mother, said she waited a long time to see justice for her daughter. For her, the fight isn’t over yet. -
After more than a century, west Louisville residents finally have a hospital nearby. Norton Healthcare is trying to bring better health outcomes and more jobs to the area.
