MATAH Network 21st Century LLC was founded in December 2013 by Theodore McFeders, a former MATAH Distributor 2002. Theodore retired from AT&T in 1985. He is the former owner of Prestige Medical Supplies, MAC Distributor and T & M Tours.

He is the owner of World Wide Distribution Network, a product distribution company. He is a Vietnam veteran. MATAH Network 21st Century LLC is a domestic and international product direct sales, and service distribution company .

Ken Bridges and Al Wellington co-founded The MATAH NETWORK in 1997. They met at the Wharton School of Business, where they both obtained their MBA degrees. Together with other entrepreneurs they came up with the idea of creating a consumer product and distribution company and MATAH was born. They traveled throughout the country to promote the business; thousands of distributors and consumers joined.

Before the MATAH NETWORK could achieve a critical mass of members and products, Ken Bridges was assassinated in October 2002, by the D.C. sniper. MATAH NETWORK was never able to recover from this loss. From its inception, MATAH NETWORK was designed as a vehicle dedicated to the economic, spiritual and social uplifting of people of African descent.

It was Ken's fervent belief that people of African descent are the only ones who can change the terrible circumstances that exist in most of our communities. All the resources to accomplish this seemingly impossible task already exist within our community, the skills, the knowledge, the creativity and the money. Ken knew that the key ingredient that prevents people of African descent from taking control over their individual and collective destiny was and continues to be, a lack of knowledge of self. Ken dedicated his life to imparting this knowledge of self into each and every person of African decent within American and across the planet.

What we give to ourselves, love of self and love of race, leading to significantly more Giving and Buying Black in particular and in general, supporting pro Black initiatives.--The 1997 census revealed that Black owned businesses accounted for a pitiful .4% of the total business receipts. We represent 12% of the population and only .4% of the business receipts??? We have enough collective wealth to literally wipe out Black unemployment which would raise income and hope and thereby stimulate a severe reduction in crime. The solution is to simply redirect more of our own dollars back to ourselves.

This is Internal Reparations. MATAH Network is a business that is organizing a movement of the MATAH (people of African descent who Give and Buy Black) to re-direct more of their consumption spending to MATAH, the Black Channel.

Step 1. Know Thyself. Get more knowledge about who you are as a descendant of Ancient Africans. Go to Black Book Stores to purchase material, ask the store owner for their recommendations. We recommend Journey of the Sonhai People, by Dr. Edward Robinson Jr. Step 2. Join organizations with like minded people, for example, people who believe that ‘They Owe Us’ External Reparations and ‘We owe ourselves’ Internal Reparations.

Today you can join N’COBRA, December 12th Movement, NBUF, UNIA, NBPP, MATAH, etc. Step 3. Participate in MATAH Network, the only national Black owned Channel of Distribution, linking Back Producers with Black Consumers for the purpose of keeping the Black dollar in Black hands much longer.

This vehicle creates the opportunity for personal wealth organizational wealth, business wealth and thereby, community wealth. Become a consumer or Business Center with MATAH today. Step 4. Start Giving and Buying Black as much as possible. Start today with the Vendors at this event and the non-profit organizations with booths here today.

MATAH Network’s Role in Internal Reparations MATAH is a five year old Black Channel of Distribution, featuring hundreds of products made primarily by people of African descent and consumed primarily by people of African descent. The need for MATAH is apparent when we look at two deplorable financial statistics regarding Black people: --While our consumption spending power is impressive, nearly $600 Billion annually, we consistently give over 95% of this to non Black Owned businesses. In short, we make other people wealthy, while black owned businesses are not adequately supported.

This will keep Black dollars in Black hands longer. This too, is Internal Reparations. Here is some of the good that will come: Increased Personal Wealth Increased Organizational Wealth Increased Business Wealth Increased Institutional Wealth Increased Community Wealth.