Montel Williams’ national tour on school safety kicks off in Denver

DENVER (KDVR) — Many remember Montel Williams as the Emmy-winning daytime talk show host from the 90s. Now, he’s on a tour leading discussions about school safety and the first stop is Denver.

On Thursday, Williams will host a free public forum and open discussion as part of a national tour for his “The Only Way Out is Through” project.

Williams has tackled dozens of important topics over the years, including school safety, for decades.

Williams sat down with FOX31 on Wednesday. He said it’s time to get serious about preventing school shootings.

“It’s time for us to get ahead of this, to be proactive. I hate to use an old cliché phrase, but it takes a whole village to raise a child. Well, it takes an entire community to keep a child safe. And unless the community recognizes their role in keeping that child safe. You know, there’s no telling where this is going to end,” said Williams.

Williams then described how he thought about his grandson’s safety during a recent visit to his school.

“And when I walked up to that school, I’m going to tell you something. Knowing that I was doing this this week, it struck me viscerally and emotionally,” said Williams. “I hate to say it this way. I’m in my last quarter. You know what I mean? I’m at that age where, you know, I’m in the last quarter, and I still have an opportunity to hit a home run in the last second of this game. The home run I want to hit is making sure that my grandson is safe.”

The free public forum will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Shorter Community AME, 3100 Richard Allen Court in Denver.