[Baynative]

"Can news crews photograph her or is that forbidden?"

Lots of pictures ...sometimes she wears what I think of as a Hijab...

Other times what she wears looks like African tribal gear.

[neverevergiveup]

None of that is a problem to me. I was thinking of a burqa.

[Blue Highway]

Is this Islamis congresswoman middle eastern or african? Looks more black to me.

Looks like Marla Gibbs aka Florence Johnston from the Jeffersons complete with head wrap/do rag.