Former Kingpin Girlfriend Tracy Cowan Now Pushing Justice Reform After Commuted Prison Sentence

Maserati Rick with girlfriend Tracy Cowan enjoying a night out — Detroit

Richard “Maserati Rick” Carter was a flamboyant and high-profile Detroit kingpin from the city’s East Side. He was famously murdered in 1988 while recovering in a hospital bed.

Tracy Cowan was deeply connected to the Detroit street scene of that era and was the beautiful long-time girlfriend and mother of two children with the notorious drug lord.

In 2003, years after Maserati Rick’s death, Cowan was arrested and convicted on non-violent federal/state drug and weapon charges involving cocaine, marijuana, and guns linked to a later relationship.

She received a harsh sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison, which criminal justice reform advocates often cited as an example of women associated with street figures receiving disproportionately heavy sentences.

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WATCH: Book Trailer for “The Ex-Mob Wife” by Brandy Cavalli

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Hey Hustlers:

Check out the trailer for my upcoming eBook!

I can’t wait to finally present this project to the world. It has truly been an extremely long time coming and I can’t thank you guys who read my blog enough for the support and encouragement to keep writing.

Please subscribe to my YouTube Channel for excerpts leading up to the release and click the link for more information about the book here.

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Was Babe Ruth Half Black?

Babe Ruth with black fans: 1925

Here’s a question that I never knew was up for debate. Was baseball’s biggest hall of fame name bi-racial? For whatever reason, historians sure believe so.

I looked through pictures and couldn’t really tell. Although he does have strong genetic features, that doesn’t make him black.

According to The LIFE Story of BABE RUTH, he did come from humble beginnings such as many black folks but he was of German descent.


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