JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    <a href="#" class="our-link">Lorem ipsum</a>
</div>

CSS

div{
    border:1px solid #ccc;
    height:100px;
    padding:50px 10px;
    text-align:center;
    width:180px;
}
.hovered{background:#f00;}
.our-link{
    color:#f00;
    text-decoration:none;
}

.our-link:hover{color:#fff;}

JavaScript

$(".our-link").hover(function(){
    $(this).parent().toggleClass("hovered");
});