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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Kentucky schools and farmers are reeling after the Trump administration cancelled more than $1 billion nationally in grant allocations for schools and food banks to buy local produce. -
Landlords often settle eviction cases without a fight. But one Louisville man fought back against the public housing authority and won. Attorneys say more tenants should challenge the system when they receive an eviction notice. -
A man died at the Louisville Metro Corrections jail Friday. His is the 20th in-custody death since 2021, and the second death this year. -
At the West Broadway Kroger, a $1.8 million renovation is complete, along with a wage increase for employees. Residents hope the revamp can make their shopping experience easier and help Kroger build trust with the community. -
A two-month Room in the Inn program that temporarily housed women and children experiencing homelessness in downtown Louisville’s Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral recorded over 450 overnight stays. -
A recent executive order by President Donald Trump stops transgender, intersex and nonbinary people from updating the gender marker on their passports. Now, some Kentuckians say they are getting passports with the wrong gender marker. -
Dare to Care partnered with IQS Research for a three-year study on how they can work with food pantries to serve clients better and help reduce food insecurity. -
As attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion policies at colleges multiply, some University of Louisville students and faculty are calling on the administration to be transparent about what lies ahead. -
A homeless outreach nonprofit in Louisville is close to opening a new type of facility. The St. John Center’s permanent supportive housing complex will offer places to live and get help all in one place. -
Officials say Louisville Metro Corrections officers found the man late Wednesday night, the 19th in-custody death since 2021.
