proof!

Proof that comic books are totally prophetic: check this out! This is very reminiscent of a Superman comic (or possibly "Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane") from the 70s where Superman for some reason has a machine that can change people's race, and Lois goes through it to experience life as a black woman for a day. It also magically turns her hair into an afro, if I recall correctly.

Note too that, at least when this article was written, the machine is on display at my old private all-girls school.