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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In Kentucky, residents must register to vote at least 29 days before an election. The last day is fast approaching; Oct. 7th is the voter registration deadline. -
After a Louisville father lost his 21-year-old son to suicide earlier this year, he channeled his grief into a project he hopes will help others who are at risk. -
Cities are ramping up efforts to build better infrastructure for internet access, including Louisville. The city is working on connecting all its 120 public parks to free Wi-Fi by next summer. -
By day, Mónica Negrón is the director of Hispanic, Latinx and Indigenous Initiatives at the University of Louisville Cultural Center. She’s also the head coach of the senior women’s national Puerto Rican lacrosse team. -
Louisville will use part of a large pot of money previously allocated by the Kentucky legislature to support construction of the Community Care Campus. The complex is intended to be part of the city’s response to homelessness, and officials said it would be complete by the end of 2027. -
In Kentucky, recent research finds Black and Hispanic workers record lower median hourly wages than white workers. -
A new text hotline service by YMCA’s Safe Place aims to get Louisville teens and young adults to open up, and get access to shelter and youth development services. -
Louisville-based spirits maker Brown-Forman suspended its DEI policies last month after online pressure from a right-wing personality. It joins companies like Lowe’s, Tractor Supply and Harley Davidson in ending their DEI initiatives. -
Residents at the troubled public housing complex Dosker Manor in downtown Louisville are getting ready to leave ahead of its planned demolition. A grant-funded program could help with the move. -
An ordinance allowing people to use their homeless shelter’s address on applications for a job with the city unanimously passed Louisville Metro Council this month. For Louisvillians living in homeless shelters, there are major challenges to getting and maintaining a job.
