[1] In the middle of some real estate research, she discovered an agricultural piece of Compton, California, named Richland Farms.
The community has a "cowboy flavor" and combined with Akbar's affinity to horses in her childhood made owning the farm quite enticing.
With a recent divorce in her past and wanting to give her three children the experiences provided by this community, it did not take her long to make a significant decision.
Rather than ejecting the children, she told the friends that, "there’s lots of work around here and if you wanna stay and continue to ride you gotta help take care of the horses!"
Akbar also realized as time went on that the boys especially needed alternatives to gangs or drugs as a life choice.
[1] She started Compton Jr Posse in her ranch and made a difference in thousand of lives.