Divya Karthikeyan
Race & Equity Reporter, Louisville Public MediaDivya 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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Susan Mullins Kwaronhia:wi lives in Berea, Kentucky and works with students to pass down her ancestral traditions of music, art and dance. -
In the fallout of Kentucky’s addiction crisis, 11 counties are implementing a pilot program that aims to give people facing charges who have addiction issues a chance at a reset.
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State-level data from the latest American Community Survey shows Kentucky has the sixth highest poverty rate in the country. The rate is also well above the national average.
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Experts say Louisville police’s new unit dedicated to investigating nonfatal shootings is a move in the right direction, but its success would rely on treating those cases on par with homicide investigation and cultivating community trust.
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Last week, the Filson Historical Society announced the African American History Initiative to preserve the stories of Black people in Louisville, Southern Indiana and the Ohio Valley.
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Emma Curtis, a filmmaker and transgender activist from Woodford County, announced her candidacy for House District seat 93, which was left vacant after state Rep. Lamin Swann’s death last month.
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In Louisville, city workers clear homeless encampments year-round. But the practice gets particular attention ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
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Mental health experts say the aftermath of a mass shooting brings up complex feelings, but finding community can help people cope.
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This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.
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State Sen. Karen Berg lost her trans son to suicide before the Kentucky legislative session began and pleaded with Republicans not to pass restrictive LGBTQ laws. This week, Republicans did just that.
