George Thomas Leland, better known as Mickey Leland, was a spokesman for the hungry and poor, and later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Leland attended Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas and obtained a bachelor's and Doctorate of Pharmacy at Texas Southern University in Houston. Wikipedia
Mickey Leland was a singularly effective spokesman for hungry people in the United States and throughout the world. During six terms in the Congress, five years as a Texas state legislator and Democratic Party official, he focused much needed attention o www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/leland/newbio.htm
...LELAND, George Thomas (Mickey), (1944 - 1989) LELAND, George Thomas (Mickey), a Representative from Texas; born in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Tex., November 27, 1944; attended the Harris County public ... bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000237/
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On August 8, 2000, then-Energy Secretary Bill Richardson renamed the Office of Fossil Energy's Minority Education Intiative the Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship. www.fossil.energy.gov/education/lelandfellowships/
Mickey Leland was instrumental in establishing the Select committee on Hunger in 1984 and served as chairman through the remainder of his term. In addition to his regular cabinet responsibilities, Leland was chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus for www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/458/Mickey_Le...
Founded by the late U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland , the Mickey Leland Congressional Internship Program (MLCIP) was created to provide students a first-hand experience in our nation's legislature. Over 200 students from the University of Houston (UH) and www.uh.edu/cpp/mlcip.htm
