Rise: Mickey Leland World Citizen

The Mickey Leland film illustrates former Texas Congressman Mickey Leland humanitarian advocacy for poor residents in his Houston Congressional District and for poor, homeless, and hungry people worldwide, especially in Africa. This film presents a compelling portrait of Leland who died along with other American and Ethiopian passengers en route carrying relief supplies to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Leland once said, "I am as much a citizen of this world as I am of this country. " A friend said of Leland, "He was most comfortable in the barrios, ghettos, and refugee camps."