The woman known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth' threw out the ceremonial first pitch, honoring baseball great Jackie Robinson.
The woman known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" threw out the ceremonial first pitch, honoring baseball great Jackie Robinson.
Last year, she was at the White House when President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a national holiday.The Rangers played the Angels as MLB celebrated Jackie Robinson Day, the day he broke baseball's color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers 75 years ago.
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