JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">


  <body>
    <header id="header" class="header clearfix no-padding">
      <nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-static-top">
        <div class="container">
          <div class="navbar-header">
            <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#myNavbar">
              <span class="icon-bar"></span>
              <span class="icon-bar"></span>
              <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            </button>
            <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Test</a>
          </div>
          <div class="collapse navbar-collapse no-padding">
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right" id="navigator">
              <li id="home"><a class="border" href="#">Home</a></li>
              <li id="about"><a class="border" href="#">About</a></li>
              <li id="cv"><a class="border" href="#">CV</a></li>
              <li id="contact"><a class="border" href="#">Contact</a></li>
            </ul>
          </div>
        </div>
      </nav>
    </header>
  </body>

CSS

.no-margin {
  margin: 0;
}

.no-padding {
  padding: 0;
}

.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active> a, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active> a:focus, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>.active> a:hover {
  background: red;
}

JavaScript

var selector = '.nav li';

$(selector).on('click', function(){
    $(selector).removeClass('active');
    $(this).addClass('active');
});