JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script
  src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"
  integrity="sha256-hwg4gsxgFZhOsEEamdOYGBf13FyQuiTwlAQgxVSNgt4="
  crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

<ul class = "inclusive-buttons">
  <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">News</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Division</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Career</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">MChoice's</a></li>
</ul>

CSS

body {
  margin: 0;
}

.logo {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
  float: left;
  width: 25%;
}

ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #333;
}

li {
  float: left;
}

li a {
  display: block;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 40px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 18px;
}

li a:hover {
  background-color: #111;
}
a:active { 
    background-color: red;
}

JavaScript

function redButtons(){

        $(".inclusive-buttons").on("click","a",function(){
           $(".inclusive-buttons a").css("background","#333");
           $(this).css("background","red");
        })
    }
    
    
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("li");    
x.onclick = redButtons();