Teri Carter

Teri Carter writes about rural Kentucky life and politics for publications like the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Courier-Journal, The Daily Yonder and The Washington Post. You can find her at TeriCarter.net.

Leaders of Kentucky universities cowered in the face of systemic racism and GOP opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion, writes Teri Carter for Kentucky Lantern.
By Teri Carter
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The line separating good and evil is not party affiliation, it is fear of the other, writes columnist and gun safety activist Teri Carter. 
By Teri Carter
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Kentucky’s white, male-dominated, GOP supermajority showed little interest in women, children, education, equal rights or taking care of the most vulnerable, writes Teri Carter.
By Teri Carter
Men of the legislature gathered with Senate President Robert Stivers to talk to media after overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that preempted housing discrimination ordinances in Louisville and Lexington. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)
Kentucky writer Teri Carter observes that new laws didn’t stop every drunk driver, but they dramatically reduced deaths and injuries — and the same would be true of gun violence.
By Teri Carter
Johanna Hawley (left) and Ava Donnis hold a sign that says “May peace prevail on earth” during the community vigil April 12 honoring victims of as mass shooting in Louisville two days earlier. (Kentucky. Lantern photo by Abbey Cutrer)