Wiley will address a variety of topics, including multiculturalism, the creative process, athletics, black identity, affirmative action, film and entertainment, the ubiquitous eye of the media, censorship and racism.

Wiley began his career as a journalist, spending nine years at Sports Illustrated and writing 28 cover stories on celebrity athletes. He wrote a syndicated television pilot, "The Other Side of Victory," hosted by Arthur Ashe, and recently penned a fictionalized teleplay based on the critically acclaimed film documentary "Hoop Dreams."

A prolific writer, Wiley is the author of six books: "Serenity, A Boxing Memoir," "Why Black People Tend to Shout," "By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X" (with director Spike Lee), "What Black People Should Do Now" and "Dark Witness."

His most recent book, "Best Seat in the House," also a collaborative venture with Spike Lee, was adapted as the 1998 Disney/Touchstone film "He Got Game," starring Denzel Washington.

Wiley is also chairman and chief executive officer of Heygood Images Productions Inc., a multimedia concept and consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The company's clientele includes attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., filmmaker John Singleton, NFL star Raghib Ismail and Spike Lee.

As an author, satirist, journalist, lecturer, playwright and film critic, Wiley has appeared as a frequent guest on CBS, CNN, ESPN and BET.