The New York Times recently used new data indicating increased rates in interracial marriages to highlight the "plight" of single black women who can't find a good man.

In a nutshell, the Pew Research Center reports that 13 percent of Black men had a non-black spouse, compared to 6 percent of Black women. And in 2008, there was a significant increase in the number of Black men who married women who were not black.

The Times article's headline, "Black Women See Fewer Black Men at the Altar," makes it seem like the piece was blaming black female singlehood on men who choose to marry non-black women? Supposedly, black women don't make it to the altar because their men have already jumped the broom with Becky or Suzy.

Blaming the swirl action for single black women just isn't cutting it. Though more than ten percent of black men chose to marry a non-black woman, it clearly doesn't account for the majority. What about the 87 percent of black men who do marry black women? If I've got my math straight, 87 is greater than 13, so more black men have embraced their women than the ones who haven't.

You've probably watched or at least heard about Wednesday night's 'Nightline' face-off special, titled, "Why Can't a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?" Panelists included Sherri Shepherd, Jacque Reid, Hill Harper and author Jimi Izrael. Of course, no relationship conversation can be had without Steve Harvey, who served as co-host and self-proclaimed "expert on the mindset of the male species."

Before the program even began, I was peeved. On the program, all of the same old doom and gloom statistics were offered up, as per usual: Black women outnumber black men by almost 2 million, and 70 percent of professional black women "can't seem to get a ring on it." Forget about the spooky statistics, the title of the special alone seemed to point an accusatory finger at successful black women, as if to say, "What's wrong with you all that you can't get a man?"

The choice of panelists was also a head-scratcher. Throughout the 30-minute program, I waited for a professional to offer up some advice, but apparently the only expert we were graced with was Harvey. Writing a relationship book (and being married multiple times) does not an expert make. And Harper, who's successful, single and in his forties, is in the same single boat as the women he attempted to advise. A psychologist spoke, but he was in the audience and only offered up a quick opinion. Why couldn't he or someone like him actually be on stage? I didn't see any criteria for the list of panelists other than being black and having a functional voice box.