Mignon R. Moore

Mignon R. Moore, Ph.D. is a sociologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. She hails from New York, where she conducted the research for her first book. She enjoys reading, running outside, shopping, listening to gospel music and walking her two dogs. She and her partner Elaine Harley were married in New York City in March 2012. Together they host "Chocolate & Wine Upscale Events for Women," a monthly social gathering for women in Southern California.