Latino community. He studied Latin American history at Texas State University San Marcos and holds a Masters in Journalism from New York University. His work has appeared in Foreign Policy Magazine, World Politics Review, The Miami Herald and other publications. He co-founded and directed the Latin America News Dispatch (latindispatch.com) for two years and worked on web reporting teams at the New York Daily News and Fox News Latino before joining the Huffington Post as an Associate Editor of the Latino Voices section in September. Planas will report on slavery reparations in Brazil. Follow him at @RoqPlanas.