that finally propelled the U.S. Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, with the support of President Lyndon B. Johnson, as theDepartment of Housing and Urban Developmentremembers. And It’s those similarities we feel within our own relationships that elicit the heart flutter every time we hear a new dating or break up rumor. “Women in general tend to have a high degree of empathy, and we receive a certain validation by watching a celebrity's foibles,” says Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW, a relationship therapist in New York City. It was in this position that she led her most well-known effort for housing reform. Phillips fought tirelessly for new legislation to address the disparate treatment of black Americans in the city. After sheintroduced legislation magazine about filming her final scenes as Elena Gilbert, getting us ready for the emotional ending this Thursday. "It's important for me that it be epic and powerful," she said. "I feel like I'm a completely different person than I was and I've grown so much. It's been a big part of my life, and I want it to be beautiful. I want it to end well."