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DEA Enterprises

Dwight Edward Allen Enterprises

Independent publishing, original music, and creative content. Rooted in authenticity, built on ownership.

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Books by Dwight Edward Allen

Fiction, non-fiction, and series exploring identity, family, faith, and endurance. Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.

Living With Shayla
10-Book Series

Living With Shayla: The Love That Needed To Be

A long-form literary series about love that matures under pressure, identity that stabilizes through acceptance, and partnership that evolves beyond survival into choice.

Broken
Non-Fiction

Broken: Broken Systems, Broken Homes, Unbroken Voice

An unflinching look at the systems that fail families and communities, and the resilience required to speak when no one is listening.

The Bad Black Dad Syndrome
Non-Fiction

The Bad Black Dad Syndrome

Confronting stereotypes and systemic narratives about Black fatherhood. A personal and cultural reckoning.

The Opening of Purgatory
Fiction

The Opening of Purgatory

A narrative journey through spiritual reckoning, consequence, and the space between redemption and damnation.

What We Were Told
Non-Fiction

What We Were Told

Examining the inherited beliefs, generational narratives, and cultural programming that shape who we become.

The Ordinary World
Series

The Ordinary World

A series exploring everyday life, quiet strength, and the extraordinary found within the ordinary.

Oliver & Emma
Fiction

Oliver & Emma

A story of two lives intertwined — navigating love, loyalty, and the complexities of growing together.

Music by Dwight Allen

Gospel, soul, R&B, country, and pop. Original music available on all major streaming platforms.

Baby Boy

Baby Boy

2026 · Album

10 Years Without You

10 Years Without You

2026 · Pop

The Love I Need To Be

The Love I Need To Be

2026 · Album

Tears From My Soul

Tears From My Soul

2025 · Gospel / Soul / R&B

Love Is

Love Is

2025 · Album

Featured Singles

01
With The Power Of Your Hands (Praise)
2026
02
Not Going Back
2026
03
Shayla (Country)
2026
04
Natural High (You're Like My)
2026
05
I Know (Worship)
2026
06
You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
2026
07
OH Woman
2025
08
Little Boys Dreamweaver
2025
09
My Mothers Hands
2025
10
I Can See Clearly the Storm Is Gone
2025
11
I Lay Me Down To Sleep
2025
12
The Club of Rome
2025

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Dwight Edward Allen

Author. Musician. Corrections officer. Dwight Edward Allen is an independent creative who writes and records with the conviction that authenticity matters more than volume.

Studied at Remington College in San Diego. Inspired by Michael Jackson and Maxwell. His music spans gospel, soul, R&B, country, and pop — every track written and produced as a reflection of lived experience.

Through DEA Enterprises, Dwight publishes books and music under full independent ownership. No middlemen. No compromises. Literature, film development, music, and multimedia IP — all built on creative autonomy.

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