HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Marsai Martin , award-winning producer and actress who starred as Diane Johnson in the hit ABC show "Black-ish," is bringing her summer cookout to Texas Southern University in Houston on Labor Day Weekend.

But her connection and commitment to college students goes far beyond the festivities surrounding the community event, though they appear to promise a memorable time .

Martin's Marsai's Way Foundation has partnered with Seeds of Fortune, Inc. , a non-profit based in Brooklyn, New York, to empower young women through financial education and wealth-building initiatives, according to a release.

The partnership was announced earlier this summer, and the work is starting right away to deliver financial literacy, mentorship, and career-success tools to yo

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