Representative George Thomas “Mickey” Leland (TX) was one of the co-founders of the House Select Committee on Hunger, and the namesake of the 1993 Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act that strengthened the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The impact of this committee would grow with Leland’s ability to create awareness of the complexities of hunger issues. His personal moral leadership and his legislative initiative would make him a spokesperson of people facing hunger everywhere. His support of federal nutrition programs made a lasting impact on the importance of protecting essential safeguards against hunger. #BlackHistoryMonth