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Today, Parade, the premium legacy entertainment and lifestyle brand, named actor, philanthropist and reality TV star Garcelle Beauvais its first honoree in its new Changemakers 2025 franchise.
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Changemakers 2025 spotlights celebrities, advocates and influencers who actively work to bring solutions to some of the most pressing issues of today. The Parade Editorial Board will reveal additional honorees through the end of the year.
“ Parade has a legacy of shining a light on the heroes and helpers in our society,” says Chief Content Officer Lisa Delaney. “It’s more important than ever for us to elevate the doers in the world to inspire all of us to take action to address our biggest challenges.”
The Parade team chose Beauvais because of her hands-on involvement in humanitarian efforts including those in Haiti, where she was born and raised until emigrating to the U.S. at age 7. In 2023, she partnered with The Kellogg Foundation on Pockets of Hope, a campaign to help provide economic opportunities and expand access to healthcare in her home country. “Living in Haiti really shaped me into who I am because we really didn't have a lot," she tells Parade. "My roots grounded me into who I've become in terms of wanting to give back [and] in terms of being so grateful to be where I am. I think if everybody does just a little bit, it will change the world."
The mother of two also supports organizations such as CORE ( Community Organized Relief Effort ), with whom she worked on the ground to support Los Angeles-area communities after devastating wildfires broke out in early January 2025. Professionally, Beauvais used her platform to bring into the forefront disparities in the way law enforcement and the media treat the cases of missing Black and Brown women as executive producer and star of Lifetime’s award-winning film Black Girl Missing.
Beauvais, 58, currently a regular on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has a long history in Hollywood, appearing in The Jamie Foxx Show and the crime drama series NYPD Blue in the ‘90s and the films Coming to America (1988) and Coming 2 America (2021). She also co-hosted the daytime talk show The Real in 2020-2022.
"I think it's our responsibility as human beings to step up when needed,” Beauvais says. “And I think that's what a Changemaker does."
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Parade, the premium legacy entertainment and lifestyle brand, has been enlightening, delighting and inspiring audiences for more than 80 years. Parade is owned and operated by The Arena Group (NYSE American: AREN), an innovative technology platform and media company with a proven cutting-edge playbook that transforms media brands. Arena’s unified technology platform empowers creators and publishers with tools to publish and monetize their content, while also leveraging quality journalism of anchor brands like TheStreet, Parade, Men’s Journal and Athlon Sports to build their businesses. The company aggregates content across a diverse portfolio of brands, reaching over 100 million users monthly. Visit us at thearenagroup.net and discover how we are revolutionizing the world of digital media.
Garcelle Beauvais Named 2025 ‘Changemaker’ by Parade. Photo credit: Sarah Krick Photography
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea was back on the coaching carousel under its American ownership on Thursday after Enzo Maresca left his position as manager following a reported deterioration in his relationship with the Premier League club’s hierarchy.
There was no immediate announcement regarding the successor to Maresca. The BBC and The Athletic reported that Liam Rosenior, who coaches French team Strasbourg — a club in the same ownership group as Chelsea, is a leading contender.
Maresca was midway through his second year in charge, having won the Conference League and Club World Cup in his first season at Chelsea.
However, the team has endured a turbulent last few months — Chelsea has won just one of its last seven Premier League matches to drop to fifth place — while Maresca publicly expressed his unhappiness at a lack of support at the club in a post-match news conference on Dec. 13, when the Italian said he had just experienced his “worst” 48 hours at Chelsea.
“With key objectives still to play for across four competitions including qualification for Champions League football," Chelsea said in a statement, "Enzo and the club believe a change gives the team the best chance of getting the season back on track.”
Chelsea has advanced to the English League Cup semifinals, where it will play Arsenal over two legs, and begins its FA Cup campaign away to second-tier Charlton on Jan. 10. In the Champions League, Chelsea is in 13th place in the 36-team league, two points off the eight automatic qualification spots with two rounds of matches left.
Chelsea is seeking a fifth full-time manager since the takeover of the club by American investors, fronted by Todd Boehly, in May 2022.
In the past 3 1/2 years, Chelsea has spent hundreds of million of pounds (dollars) in what looked from the outside a chaotic bid to sign players to refresh its squad. It now has one of the youngest and most talented squads in the Premier League, with star players including Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez and Estevao, but managers have struggled to get the players to gel as a team after so many changes.
Out of all the managers to have led Chelsea in that period — and they include Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino, the current coaches of England and the United States, respectively — Maresca appeared to have handled the chaos the best.
Yet he reportedly didn’t feel appreciated given the tough working conditions and, according to the BBC, recently switched agents. A few weeks ago, media reports in England linked Maresca with a possible move to Manchester City — where he briefly worked under Pep Guardiola — should Guardiola eventually leave, though Maresca played the reports down.
Chelsea’s results have taken a downturn since a 3-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League in November.
The team’s only league win in the past month was over Everton, 2-0. There have been draws with Arsenal, Newcastle and Bournemouth (twice) and losses to Leeds and Aston Villa.
Its next game is at plays second-place Man City on Sunday.
Chelsea said its achievements under Maresca “will remain an important part of the club’s recent history, and we thank him for his contributions to the club.”
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FILE - Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca reacts during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atalanta and Chelsea, in Bergamo, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca sits on a bench ahead of the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Qarabag and Chelsea in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo, File)
Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca, left, gives instructions to Estevao during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Bournemouth in London, England, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
