However, the discord began the day Newton took office. On November 3, 2020, Newton said he had argued with the city’s police chief, Dennis Reno, about the department’s hiring policies, which Newton deemed discriminatory. At the time, Tarrant didn’t have a single black police officer.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/21/alabama-city-council-member-uses-slur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_national | Alabama city council member Tommy Bryant uses slur toward Black colleagues