JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="container"></div>

CSS

ul li {
    margin-left: 5px;
    opacity: .85;
}
ul li:first-child a {
    color: red;
}
ul li a {
    color: black;
    display: block;
}

JavaScript

var Menu = function(data) {
    this.data = data;
};

Menu.prototype.render = function() {
    //console.log(this.data)
    var ul = $("<ul />");
    $.each(this.data, function(i, e) {
        var li = $("<li />");
        $.each(e, function(j, f) {
            li.append($("<a></a>", {
                href: f.url,
                text: f.title
            }));
        });
        ul.append(li);
    });
    return ul;
};

Menu.renderMenus = function(menus, root) {
    $.each(menus, function(key, val) {
        var m = new Menu(val),
            ul = m.render();
        ul.appendTo(root);
    });
}

var menu = 
[
    [//first ul
        [ //first li 
            { //first <a> element
                title: "First UL, First li, First a",
                menuCaption: "Best Known For Caption",
                url: "/best-known-for"
            },
            { //second <a> element
                title: "First UL, First li, Second a",
                menuCaption: "Best Known For Caption",
                url: "/best-known-for"
            }
        ],
        [ //second li 
            { //only <a> element
                title: "First UL, Second li, First a (not first-child, and not red)",
                menuCaption: "Choose a life Event",
                url: "/life-events"
            }
        ]
    ],
    [//second ul
        [ //first li in second ul
            { //only <a> element
                title: "Second UL, First li, First a",
                menuCaption: "Hello Kitty",
                url: "/google"
            },
            { //second <a> element
                title: "Second UL, First li, Second a",
                menuCaption: "Best Known For Caption",
                url: "/best-known-for"
            }
        ]
    ]
];


Menu.renderMenus(menu, $("#container"));