The congressman focused on healing the world: Mickey Leland’s legacy Breyia Walker, Texas Southern University Published: Tags: Courtesy of the TSU Mickey Leland Digital Archive (Texas Southern University) Referred to as the most prolific activist in the fight against world hunger, late Congressman Mickey Leland stopped at nothing to supply food and healthcare to famished people around the world. Congressman Leland lived and breathed philanthropy and his contributions to society sustain admiration throughout the world. Born in Lubbock, Texas on November 27, 1944, raised in Houston, Leland started using his voice early on in order to bring change to struggling communities. After earning a degree in pharmacy from Texas Southern University (TSU), Leland threw himself into humanitarian work in order to provide the people in low-income communities with better medical resources. He organized a campaign to encourage city officials to provide health clinics in low-income communities. He took it upon himself to perform preliminary health screenings for people in those communities.