• Although more unmarried black and Hispanic women have children out of marriage, more minorities think children are important for a healthy marriage than whites. [Yahoo]

• Kelly Rowland's proud of her record sales, which means she's not comparing herself to Beyonce. That's a good thing. [MSNBC]

• More on racism in the Dominican Republic. Is a civil rights movement for Latino blacks on it's way? [NYP]

• The N-Word writer and Washington Post columnist Jabari Asim has a new gig editing NAACP's magazine, The Crisis. [E&P]

• In this presidential election, we're going to be on the voter equivalent of the all candidates' A-Lists. If they're smart. [PMV]

• A dog clothing company gets at DMX for $242,000. [WP]

• The American Association of Blacks in Energy says that blacks of all income levels pay more for heating and lighting. [DP]

• When vacationing in the Dominican Republic, don't even try to get into a club called the Loft. [Forbes]

• Nas will headline a back to school concert at Virginia Tech that's free for all students and faculty. No word on whether R. Kelly was invited to sing his special song. [CM]

• Whiteface on the London stage? [TheStage]