“A poet, essayist, playwright, folklorist, filmmaker, editor and Professor, Larry Neal was one of the most important figures in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and early 70s - a movement concerned with artistic responsibility…” —(Visions of a Liberated Future:Black Arts Movement Writings)

Larry Neal was the co-founder of the Black Arts Repertory Theater in Harlem, co-editor of the anthology Black Fire, and taught at CCNY, Howard University, and Yale. In 1971 he was the recipient of the esteemed Guggenheim fellowship.

The Larry Neal Dog Run will be a place for this community, his community, to come together.  

We aim to celebrate the spirit of unity, diversity, and the importance of fostering meaningful relationships.