JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul id="menu">
    <li>First</li>
    <li>Second</li>
    <li>third</li>
</ul>

CSS

li {
    color: white;   
}
li:hover, li.on {
     color: #FF8400;  
}

JavaScript

$( "#menu li" ).bind ("click", function(){
      $("#menu li").removeClass("on");
      $(this).addClass("on");
      var page = $(this).attr("id");
});