“It is with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of Vel Phillips,” the statement began. “Vel was a woman of many firsts and broke through many gender and racial barriers.” After six years of working on the hit CW show, Nina also shared why she's ready to let go and say goodbye to the cast and crew who have become more than just her supernatural family. "I know this is a new exciting step in the right direction for me, but it's going to be so strange not to be with them." Change is good, Nina, and we're ready for your next leading role—vampires or not.ContentView Iframe URLRelated:The Beauty Evolution of Nina Dobrev where people live free from society’s social expectations. Housing discrimination was a major issue in Milwaukee through the 1960s. According to theMilwaukee Public Libraryit was part of the unrest that led to theJuly 1967 riot