Participants in the late Congressman Mickey Leland statue unveiling at Hermann Park on Saturday, April 25 pose in front of statue. Left to right: Rev. James Dixon, head of Community of Faith Church; J. Kent “Kenny” Friedman, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Morae Global Corp.; Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; the Rev. William “Bill” Lawson; Alison Leland, Congressman Mickey Leland’s widow; Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis; and Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Participants in the late Congressman Mickey Leland statue unveiling at Hermann Park on Saturday, April 25 pose in front of statue. Left to right: Rev. James Dixon, head of Community of Faith Church; J. Kent “Kenny” Friedman, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Morae Global Corp.; Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; the Rev. William “Bill” Lawson; Alison Leland, Congressman Mickey Leland’s widow; Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis; and Mayor Sylvester Turner.

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Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Alison Leland and 2 U.S. Congress Members Unveil Statue of late Congressman Mickey Leland in Hermann Park

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Alison Leland and two U.S. Congress members on Saturday, April 25 unveiled a statue honoring the late Congressman Mickey Leland, a global humanitarian who devoted his life to helping others.