Ethel B Coe mural (artist Esan Sommersell) at 11 Ottawa Ave NW in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 16, 2026.
It is located on the north wall of the GLC Live at 20 Monroe music venue. This alleyway is named Ethel B. Coe Way.
Ethel B. Coe was a prominent civil rights leader, performer, and educator in Grand Rapids. Notably, she was involved in the city's first major civil rights case as a high school student after being denied service at an ice cream parlor, and she later became the first Black woman to run for public office in Grand Rapids.