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For millions of children across the country, schools are the only place where they can consistently rely on a nutritious meal for lunch and, in some places, breakfast as well.
In August, Xavier University President Reynold Verret rolled up his sleeve and got a shot as part of a clinical trial for coronavirus vaccines.
The president of the historically Black school thought it was important to partake in vaccine trials, which are notoriously bereft of people of color. Along with the Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough, who also got the shot, he wrote a letter to students, staff and faculty encouraging participation.
Dr. Reynold Verret, the sixth president and second lay leader of Xavier University of Louisiana, speaks in his office in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, March 10, 2020. STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER