Fire back at the reporter.
Why are you racist ?
And when did you stop beating your significant other ?
Exactly right.
No one should answer any question which has race as any sort of topic. Just don’t. Refuse. Throw it back to them. The conversation should become 100% “Why are you a racist? Why are you asking racist questions? I won’t have it!”
Never let up until they surrender.
Do this for 10 years if that’s what it takes. Race is boring and inconsequential. Make it go away.