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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Louisville and Southern Indiana residents can take part in holiday events through the end of the year.
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Hanukkah this year came as the world’s eyes were trained on fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In Louisville, Jewish residents said they couldn’t ignore that context as they marked the holiday.
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The Louisville Pride Foundation, one of the city’s major LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, runs the city’s Pride festival and a community center. After five years at the helm, Executive Director Mike Slaton is leaving for a job with the Louisville Orchestra.
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg allowed a measure aimed at reducing displacement to become law without signing it. Metro Council unanimously passed the ordinance last month after it spent years in progress.
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The 13th annual free coat exchange will be held on Nov. 24 at seven locations around Louisville and Southern Indiana.
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The anti-displacement ordinance will make sure land developers who plan to use city resources for projects do not displace residents or impact affordability in the neighborhoods they build in.
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People across the world are coming together to oppose the Israeli military’s siege and bombardment of Gaza in response to last month’s Hamas attack in southern Israel. Louisville residents are adding their voices to urge the U.S. government to push for a cease-fire.
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On Tuesday, the Louisville Metro Police Department released body camera footage that showed what led to officers shooting a man in the West End last month.
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Louisvillians came together at the Speed Art Museum on Thursday evening to celebrate the Mexican festival of Dia De Los Muertos — the Day of the Dead.
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With days left before Kentucky’s election, Tamika Palmer is channeling her pain into a call for action. Louisville police killed her daughter, Breonna Taylor, in 2020, and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron decided not to indict anyone for her killing. Now, he’s running for governor — and Palmer is speaking out to oppose him.