George Thomas Leland (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989), 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. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Largest city Austin Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq. ... The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing African American members of the Congress of the United States. ...

He was born in Lubbock, Texas. Leland attended Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas. Leland obtained his bachelor's and Doctorate of Pharmacy at Texas Southern University in Houston. Nickname: Hub City Official website: www. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Largest city Austin Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq. ... Phillis Wheatley High School is a secondary school located at 4900 Market Street in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77020. ... Texas Southern University is a historically black university in Houston, Texas, USA. The university was established on March 3, 1947 by the Texas Legislature and it was initially named Texas State University for Negroes. ...

In 1972,Texas for the first time allowed its State House and Senate seats to be elected as single-member districts. Soon after the decision, five minority candidates (dubbed the "People's Five"), including eventual winners Leland, Craig Washington and Benny Reyes ran for district seats in the Texas House of Representatives, a first for a state which, although had the legendary Barbara Jordan as a Senate member, had not seen any African-American Statesmen since Reconstruction. House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Craig Anthony Washington (October 12, 1941-), an African-American congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Texas; born in Longview, Gregg County, Texas, October 12, 1941. ... The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. ... Barbara Jordan Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas. ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States and Canada whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

He regularly led soup kitchens and became concerned with the hungry and homeless. He also worked to prevent food aid from being a political tool.

Leland was controversial in his lifetime for espousing extreme leftist political views. Many of his colleagues considered him flamboyant for his style of dress and mannerisms, which included wearing a dashiki and eccentric hats. [1] In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

He died in a plane crash in Gambela, Ethiopia during a mission to Fugnido, Ethiopia. A total of 15 people, including Leland, died on the crash. A Federal building in Downtown Houston (which currently serves as the Congressional headquarters for his most recent successor, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee) was named in his honor, and the International Terminal (Terminal D) at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is also named after him. Gambela is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 18th District of Texas. ... The International Arrivals Building opened in January 2005 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH) is twenty miles north of downtown Houston, Texas, USA. It is located between Interstate 45 and Highway 59, inside the Houston city limits in the Aldine area, and is adjacent to Humble. ... Houston redirects here. ...

External links

• Biography of Mickey Leland