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The word 'diversity' as it is used by the woke and Critical Social Justice activists does not mean the same thing as most people use the word 'diversity' in the common parlance. This is also true for a whole range of woke buzzwords - inclusion, liberation etc. This is part of a deliberate linguistic motte-and-bailey strategy, probably most easily demonstrated by the word 'equity' replacing the word 'equality' and relying on the average person to not know the difference in meaning between the two.
'Diversity' as used by the woke really just means 'differing from and against that of (what they perceive as) the hegemonic oppressive system'. Diversity for them means increasing the representation of 'marginalized peoples' who are necessarily marginalized by the oppressive system. The oppressive system (in your example it's 'whiteness') does not need to be represented as it is both omni-present as it is a hegemonic system, and is oppressive and therefore morally shouldn't be represented. 'Diversity' (the good thing) can only be achieved when whiteness (the bad thing) is completely removed, by conventionally authoritarian means if necessary. Therefore reducing or suppressing the presence of whiteness and its primary vector of white people will always increase diversity. A group with no white people (or white adjacent) and only 'marginalized peoples' is maximally diverse. It doesn't particularly matter which marginalized peoples they are (barring some progressive stack infighting).
It driven by Conflict Theory in the same sense that all of Critical Social Justice (and its Neo-Marxist base) is driven by Conflict Theory. All the believe exists is power dynamics and conflict between groups.
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