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When it comes to helping people in need, Roland Odeleye has proven he can get the job done, even if it means overcoming geographic boundaries and great distance.
Despite the demands of his work at Comerica Bank and huge logistical challenges, Odeleye launched a non-profit organization that is providing vital assistance to people more than 5,000 miles away.
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“…Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman?
On one of the coldest nights of the year, hundreds of Detroiters found warmth at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. 
“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history,” said Dr. Carter G. Woodson, historian and champion for the celebration of Black History Month.