This is a site for me, Ernesto Aguilar, and the work I do.

Here’s the third-person short bio, “Born and raised in Houston, Ernesto holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and sociology, with a minor in Women’s Studies, from the University of Houston. His professional work includes journalism for major daily, ethnic and alternative weekly newspapers, new media and the Pacifica Radio network, for which he produced local and national coverage. He has also engaged in a range of community activism. In 2006, Ernesto Aguilar was named by BravoHouston as one of the city’s top Latino cultural leaders.”

I’ve done sundry community work virtually all my adult life, including outreach, education and training around issues of feminism, reproductive rights and police accountability.

Here are highlights of me moderating the B-Boy Hoedown 2006 panel, “Hip Hop Politics: Race & Religion” with Saul Williams, K-Rino, Eric Muhammad and Troy Nkrumah, among others (religion panel) and Bakari Kitwana, Nicole Porter and Kool Herc, among others (race panel). Thanks to friend and comrade Akil Head for organizing the event, letting me be part of it, and providing the video.

I post a lot of stuff on Twitter.

Some of my radio work is available at Audioport (note to producers, you’ll need a login from your local Pacifica affiliate to access). My hour-long special with University of Houston Prof. John Hart exploring the roots of Cinco de Mayo is one of my more requested programs. I occasionally post photos from my reporting on Flickr.

I produce a podcast for the Freedom Archives, which you are encouraged to support. You can subscribe via iTunes.

I serve on the advisory board of and occasionally write for the Canadian publication Upping the Anti: A Journal of Theory and Action, which you are also encouraged to support.

I am reachable at ernestomedia [at] gmail, as well as various social media.