> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.marmaladecollective.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tunde Onakoya's Chess Marathon, Davido on Rihanna, Tokyo Champions African Art - URL: https://www.marmaladecollective.com/tunde-onakoya-chess-marathon-davido-on-rihanna-tokyo-champions-african-art/ - Published: 2024-04-22T09:00:15.000Z - Updated: 2024-04-22T09:00:14.000Z - Description: Nigerian chess champ Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square, West Africans chase Guinness records, Ibrahim Mahama drapes the Barbican in pink cloth, Tokyo's new art space to spotlight African art, Davido eyes collaboration with Rihanna and Madison Square Garden performance. - Author: Tola Alade - Tags: Newsletters **Welcome to Vol 89 of The Spread!** The Spread is a weekly edit of the best stories and global news on Africa(ns) influencing mainstream culture. *Welcome to our new subscribers who signed up this week! 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Now, on to the real peel... ## 🔥 Trending Stories - [**Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya**](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/20/africa/nigerian-chess-champion-breaks-world-record-for-longest-chess-marathon-intl/index.html?ref=marmaladecollective.com) plays for 60 hours in Times Square *via CNN* - What's Driving [**West Africans' Recent Guinness World Record**](https://www.okayafrica.com/guinness-world-records-west-africans/?ref=marmaladecollective.com) Attempts? *via OkayAfrica* [![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/h9ms3V8Qm2CcCIFPUncZwEbRZ8QOiUITMt_lJnjrLWbe_xfAd3aI27A0atpPX6HtyKkxYKpqXw=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj)](https://www.okayafrica.com/guinness-world-records-west-africans/?ref=marmaladecollective.com) - This [**Ghanaian artist covers the Barbican Centre**](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68846770?ref=marmaladecollective.com) in a sea of pink traditional cloth *via BBC* - How [**Nigeria's 1970s make-do-and-mend attitude**](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240419-how-a-1970s-make-do-and-mend-attitude-resonates-now?ref=marmaladecollective.com) resonates in today's slow fashion culture *via BBC Culture* - How K-Drama Has Transcended Mere [**Fandom for Nigerian Women**](https://www.okayafrica.com/kdrama-influence-nigerian-women/?ref=marmaladecollective.com) *via OkayAfrica* - [**A New Tokyo Art Space**](https://news.artnet.com/market/a-low-key-collector-hermes-family-opens-art-space-in-tokyo-2454230?ref=marmaladecollective.com) Will Champion Contemporary African Art *via Artnet* - [**Davido Talks Wanting to Work With Rihanna**](https://variety.com/2024/music/news/davido-afrobeats-madison-square-garden-rihanna-1235972809/?ref=marmaladecollective.com) and Headlining Madison Square Garden *via Variety* --- ## ⏳ Trivia Time Tunde Onakoya is best known for founding which initiative that uses chess to empower disadvantaged children in Nigeria? 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Other benefits includes **exclusive content and unique experiences**. [Sign up today](https://www.marmaladecollective.com/#/portal/signup) and get more from Marmalade [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f2/65/f2656369-0f61-4d65-ad9e-0284e2fdbaca/content/images/2024/01/Marmalade-Membership.gif)](https://www.marmaladecollective.com/#/portal/signup) 🗣️ A) Chess in Slums Africa