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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Hundreds of Dosker Manor residents owe unpaid rent. That creates a barrier to getting relocation assistance, and the debt could follow them for years.
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This Black Friday, the spirit of sharing will live at the 14th annual free coat exchange in Louisville and Southern Indiana.
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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.
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Louisville Metro plans to clean and transform several alleyways in the Shawnee neighborhood into green spaces with a new grant-funded initiative.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Some residents in west Louisville's Chickasaw neighborhood want it to be designated as a local preservation district as a way to honor its historic places. They also want to have a say in future developments.
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Dosker Manor, the troubled downtown affordable housing complex, is expected to be demolished, and new housing eventually built on the site.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. boasts members like the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. The group is also committed to upholding the legacy of Black women organizers with nonpartisan voting drives and rallies.