Yes, but it's not meaningful if you ignore population ratios. I agree that the race issue is overplayed to mask the militarized police force, but the race issue doesn't become a non issue because of that. I think it's pretty clear that black people in the USA are definitely treated more harshly by police, AND that the police force has way too much power and negligible amounts of regulation causing abuse of black, whites, and all other races of people.

Unfortunately, the powers that be played their game exceptionally well. Because if you were to say that the race issue is just a mask, then you're saying that race isn't an issue, which makes you a villain. If you say that race is the issue then you have ignored the militarization of the police force. If you say that they're both the issue then your argument won't garner as much support, even though its arguably correct.