JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0b3/jquery.mobile-1.0b3.min.css">
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.6.2.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0b3/jquery.mobile-1.0b3.min.js"></script>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<div data-role="page" id="a">
<div data-role="header">
<h1>Test</h1>
</div>
<div data-role="content" id="content">
<a id="activate_button">activate button</a><br/>
<div id="navbar_links" data-role="navbar">
<ul>
<li><a id="first" href="javascript:void(0)">A-Z</a></li>
<li><a id="second" href="#events" >Events</a></li>
<li><a id="third" href="#" >Map</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#activate_button').bind('click', function() {
$('#first').toggleClass('ui-btn-active');
});
});