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What's your view, post-Roe? Minnesotans share some thoughts 

View in Browser | Listen A weak cold front will slip eastward through Minnesota Friday. Then a slow-moving, low-pressure system will edge through Minnesota this weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft. 🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: St. Paul's Pilgrim Baptist Church has served as a sanctuary for Black people living in Minnesota for more than a century and a half. The historic church is celebrating 160 years this weekend. 🎧 Coming up at 11 a.m. : Journalist and author Jeannette Walls returns with a much-anticipated third novel. "Hang the Moon" follows a fiery young woman trying to maneuver within her own powerful family in Prohibition-era Virginia. What's your view, post-Roe? Minnesotans share some thoughts MPR News put calls out on social media asking Minnesotans to reflect on the abortion issue and how their views might have shifted one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Here's what they had to say. This is part five of a five-part series from MPR News examining the state of abortion  in Minnesota one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. 160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church St. Paul's Pilgrim Baptist Church first formed in 1863 when a group of formerly enslaved people, led by a man named Robert Thomas Hickman, began worshiping together. The historic church is celebrating 160 years this weekend. What else we're watching: 3M announces more-than-$10 billion settlement of 'forever chemical' cases. Maplewood-based 3M on Thursday announced it's reached a settlement of more than $10 billion to resolve lawsuits over drinking water contaminated by PFAS — so-called "forever chemicals." House opens impeachment probe of Biden after GOP leaders head off push to vote now. The House of Representatives approved a resolution referring articles of impeachment against President Biden to two committees — slowing down a push from House conservatives to try to remove the president. Celebrate Pride month in Minnesota with these LGBTQ+ events. Join MPR at Twin Cities Pride this weekend! If you can't make it, here are some other events to check out. ChangeMakers: Showcasing transgender and nonbinary Minnesotans for Pride month. Every week in June, MPR News is featuring transgender and nonbinary Minnesotans who are making an impact. These are our "ChangeMakers." Check our the latest here and make sure to see who our ChangeMaker is this Saturday. — Sam Stroozas, MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today! MPR News is a public resource funded by individuals like YOU across our region. We are currently behind our target, and you can help us meet our goal. Right now, all donations are matched by the MPR Member Fund and gifts of $100 or more will be tripled! Become a member SPONSOR   Connect With Us MPRnews.org MPRnews on iOS MPRnews on Android Podcasts from MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today. Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend. This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101