I don't think that word means what she thinks it does.

So,  we now live in a time where this sort of speech is met with gap mouthed approval. And apparently, "diversity" has been redefined to mean the exact opposite of diversity.  Most ironic of all,  people criticizing this speech will be labeled by some as "racist".  

We truly live in interesting times.

Lightfoot says she would 'absolutely' exclude white journalists from interviews again (msn.com)

In May, Lightfoot said the one-on-one interviews that mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration would not be offered to white reporters. At the time, she said the initiative would foster diversity and inclusion to push back against the "overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets."