>> have to fear for your life if you're black and see a cop.

I am not sure black people in France are not afraid of police. If you exclude ugly episodes like this one:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-polic...

Being black nevertheless means that police stops you very often, speaks at you with some rudness ("tutoiement") and police in general is white and close to far-right mindsets:

https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=...