Brock Akil met Salim Akil while working on the set of Moesha, and the two married in 1999. Salim also went on to establish a career in the industry as a television Director. The couple has two sons; their first son, Yasin Ali Akil, was born on April 16, 2004, and their second son, Nasir Lukmon Akil, was born on November 16, 2009. She and her husband, Salim, currently are practicing Sufi Muslims. The Akils created and executive produced a scripted superhero series, Black Lightning, based on DC Comics' Black Lightning series. The show premiered on January 16, 2018.