Malcolm He was a revolutionary icon who revolutionized the African-American mentality. Malcolm X transformed humble African Americans into confident, proud, and powerful African Americans. No one could escape Malcolm's influence, even after his death.Cognitive ObjectivesThe cognitive objectives covered in this course focused on understanding the life experiences of diverse populations around the world as well as becoming aware of our own prejudices and attitudes towards diverse populations. The goals focused on understanding institutional racism in current and past societies and understanding the oppression and injustice in society that diverse populations face. Cognitive lenses focus on a set of theories that lead to our understanding of cultural diversity in America. Cognitive objectives recognize the task of social workers in combating oppression and injustice in society, as well as in learning and understanding cultural diversity and in supporting and encouraging strategies for social change . Life Experiences of Diverse PopulationsMalcolm Little experienced racial prejudice in his own family environment growing up. Malcolm was the seventh child in his family and also had the lightest skin of all the children. Malcolm's father, Earl Little worked tirelessly for Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), an organization that supported and encouraged black Americans to return to Africa. Although Malcolm did not want to believe that his father was racist, Malcolm was favored because he was the lighter-skinned son and was treated better than his...... middle of paper .... ..ns February 21, 1965-El - Hajj Malik El-Shabazz has become a figure of almost mythical proportions: feared and revered with equal intensity by observers on both sides of the political fence; misquoted and misunderstood equally by his supporters, his enemies, and voracious American journalists, many of whom absorbed his controversial speeches but were never quite able to understand the depth of his ever-evolving quest for a path to peace. 'black empowerment' (p. 118). Works Cited Frost, B. (2001). The Complex Journey of Malcolm X. Biography, 5(2), 64.Haley, A. (1964). Biography of Malcolm X. New York, NY: Ballantine Books. Joseph, P.E. (2011). I'm always reinventing Malcolm. Chronicle of Higher Education, 57(35), B6-B9.WATER, 1. (February 21, 2013). Malcolm X: Resisting Colonialism. New York AmsterdamNews. pp.16-38.Whitaker, C.C. (1992). Who was Malcolm X? Ebony, 47(4), 118-124.